"baba" meaning in Czech

See baba in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈbaba]
Rhymes: -aba Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Balto-Slavic *bā́ˀbāˀ Proto-Slavic *baba Czech baba Inherited from Proto-Slavic *baba. Etymology templates: {{ety|cs|:inh|sla-pro:*baba|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Balto-Slavic *bā́ˀbāˀ Proto-Slavic *baba Czech baba [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Slavic", "term" : "*baba", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "sla-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Czech", "term" : "baba", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "cs" }" data-lang="cs" data-title="baba"> Inherited from Proto-Slavic *baba. Head templates: {{head|cs|nouns|g=f}} baba f Inflection templates: {{cs-ndecl|f}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], baba [nominative, singular], baby [nominative, plural], baby [genitive, singular], bab [genitive, plural], babě [dative, singular], babám [dative, plural], babu [accusative, singular], baby [accusative, plural], babo [singular, vocative], baby [plural, vocative], babě [locative, singular], babách [locative, plural], babou [instrumental, singular], babami [instrumental, plural], bába [alternative]
  1. crone, hag Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-baba-cs-noun-sbEIt26O Categories (other): Czech entries with etymology texts, Czech entries with etymology trees, Czech entries with etymon, Czech entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Czech entries with etymology texts: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Czech entries with etymology trees: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Czech entries with etymon: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Czech entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 33
  2. coward, milksop Tags: feminine Synonyms: zbabělec
    Sense id: en-baba-cs-noun-1B~c490S Categories (other): Czech entries with etymology texts, Czech entries with etymology trees, Czech entries with etymon, Czech entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Czech entries with etymology texts: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Czech entries with etymology trees: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Czech entries with etymon: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Czech entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 33
  3. (informal) girl, chick Tags: feminine, informal
    Sense id: en-baba-cs-noun-XaWP98wy Categories (other): Czech entries with etymology texts, Czech entries with etymology trees, Czech entries with etymon, Czech entries with incorrect language header, Female people Disambiguation of Czech entries with etymology texts: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Czech entries with etymology trees: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Czech entries with etymon: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Czech entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Female people: 31 0 69
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: babí [adjective], babský [adjective], zbabělý [adjective], babička [noun], babizna [noun], babí léto [noun], babka [noun], bába [noun], bábi [noun], zbabět [verb]
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