бабка

Etymology
, from. . Cognates include 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) doll
 * 2) pupa
 * 3) pin, skittle

Etymology 1
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Noun

 * 1) granny, grandma
 * 2) old woman, crone, granny
 * 3)  midwife, a simplification of повивальная бабка, or "midwife old woman"
 * 4)  medicine woman
 * 1)  medicine woman

Noun

 * 1)  mandrel
 * 2) pastern
 * 3)  knucklebones usually in the plural

Etymology 1
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Noun

 * 1) grandmother
 * 2) old woman
 * 1) old woman

Etymology 2
. From.

The dragonfly sense may come from the figurative meaning of "witch, hag" due to bizarre-looking animals being superstitiously perceived as sorcerers at the time.

Another theory suggests that it may come from a superstitious belief that the souls of the dead (called ) would possess insects.

Noun

 * 1) dragonfly

Etymology 3
Cognate with 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) small anvil, mandrel
 * 2)  a special, delicate ritual bread that is blessed by the priest at Easter

Usage notes

 * Sometimes conflated with.