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Grandmother = bubbe (בובע)

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Q: What is the Yiddish word for grandmother?
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What do you call a Jewish great grandmother?

In Yiddish, it's "babba." Many American Jews affectionately call their grandmothers "bubbie"


Pronunciation of bubbe hebrew name for grandmother?

Bubbe is not the Hebrew word for grandmother. The Hebrew word for Grandmother is Savta (סבתא). Bubbe is a Yiddish word. The u is pronounced as the u in put. the e is either pronounced ee or uh.


Yiddish for grandmother?

Babba or bubbe


What language is bubbe?

"Bubbe" is a Yiddish term that is used to refer to a grandmother in Jewish culture. Yiddish is a Germanic language that originated in Central and Eastern Europe and is spoken by Ashkenazi Jews.


Yiddish word for grandmother?

Depending on your dialect, the Yiddish word for grandmother could be either bobe (pronounced something close to BAW-beh) or bube (pronounced something close to BOO-beh). Grandfather is zeyde (pronounced something close to ZEY-deh). The word for grandparents is a combination of both: bobe-zeyde.


What is Hebrew for grandma?

Grandmother:Hebrew = savta (סבתא)Yiddish =bubbe or bobbe (באָבע)**Note: Yiddish has dialects, and this word could vary greatly from country to country


What does bubbola in yiddish mean?

Grandmother Correction: Bubulah is a term of endearment that means 'sweetie' or 'darling'. Baba means grandmother.


What is a Jewish grandfather called?

'Bubbe' pronoucned 'Buh be' is the word for grandmother in Yiddish A regional variant is 'babba'


What does the Yiddish word bling mean?

Bling is not a Yiddish word or a Hebrew word.


What is the Yiddish word for Yiddish?

Yiddish = Yiddish (ייִדיש)


What is the Yiddish word for darkness?

The Yiddish word for darkness is "dunkel."


What does the Yiddish slang word goya mean?

It is the Yiddish word for a woman who is not Jewish. It is slang in English, but it is not slang in Yiddish.