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ба́ба

noun, feminine, animate, countable

often used word (top 900)B2colloquial
  • 1.

    peasant old woman

Usage info

generally means woman as well as other colloquial uses

Examples

Declension

singularplural
nom.nominative

ба́ба

ба́бы

gen.genitive

ба́бы

ба́б

dat.dative

ба́бе

ба́бам

acc.accusative

ба́бу

ба́б

inst.instrumental

ба́бой

ба́бою

ба́бами

prep.prepositional

ба́бе

ба́бах

Typical usage

  • Describing a woman (colloquial)

    • ба́ба с хара́ктером

      a strong‑willed woman

    • боева́я ба́ба

      a tough, feisty woman

    • си́льная ба́ба

      a strong woman (physically or mentally)

    • дереве́нская ба́ба

      a peasant/ country woman

  • Groups and comparisons

    • мужики́ и ба́бы

      men and women (colloquial)

    • как ба́бы на ры́нке

      like old market women (noisy and gossipy)

    • ба́бские разгово́ры

      girly gossip; women’s chit‑chat (colloq.)

  • Idioms and sayings

    • Ба́ба с во́зу - кобы́ле ле́гче.

      Good riddance. (Once the burden is gone, it’s easier.)

    • Не мужи́к, а ба́ба.

      Not a real man; such a wimp.

    • пла́кать как ба́ба

      to cry like a girl/woman (derog.)

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  • bosbosmail887 edited translation and tags 3 months ago.
  • smartydoofus edited usage info and tags 2 years ago.
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  • luke.hess97 edited translation 2 years ago.