"baba" meaning in Swahili

See baba in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: \ˈba.ba\ Audio: Sw-ke-baba.flac
  1. Père.
    Sense id: fr-baba-sw-noun-6446mRRI Categories (other): Lexique en swahili de la famille, Wiktionnaire:Exemples manquants en swahili
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ubaba, baba wa kambo, Baba yetu, Baba Mtakatifu, Baba Krismasi Related terms: mama, babu
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      "word": "ubaba"
    },
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      "translation": "beau-père",
      "word": "baba wa kambo"
    },
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      "translation": "Notre Père",
      "word": "Baba yetu"
    },
    {
      "translation": "pape",
      "word": "Baba Mtakatifu"
    },
    {
      "translation": "Père Noël",
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    }
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    "De l’arabe بابا, bābā ou du proto-bantou *bààbá."
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      "word": "mama"
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    },
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      "word": "ubaba"
    },
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      "word": "baba wa kambo"
    },
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      "word": "Baba yetu"
    },
    {
      "translation": "pape",
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    },
    {
      "translation": "Père Noël",
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