Baba

Noun

 * 1) A kind of sponge cake soaked in rum-flavoured syrup.
 * 2)  A grandmother.
 * 3) An old woman, especially a traditional old woman from an eastern European culture.
 * 4)  A father.
 * 5)  A holy man, a spiritual leader.
 * 6) A baby, child.
 * 7) In baby talk, often used for a variety of words beginning with b, such as bottle or blanket.

Related terms

 * baba au rhum
 * rhumbaba, rum baba
 * baba ganoush