"Baba" meaning in English

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Proper name

Head templates: {{en-prop}} Baba
  1. Synonym of Set (“Egyptian god”) Synonyms: Set [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-Baba-en-name-mX5tz1mW
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: Babas [plural]
Etymology: From Malay Baba or baba. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ms|Baba}} Malay Baba Head templates: {{en-noun}} Baba (plural Babas)
  1. (Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia) A male Peranakan. Tags: Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore Related terms: Nyonya, Ali Baba, Ali Baba bag, Baba Ana, Baba Jaga, Baba Yaga
    Sense id: en-Baba-en-noun-fG5~zx7u Categories (other): Indonesian English, Malaysian English, Singapore English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 10 3 1 20 20 5 21 7 5 1 5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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