Baba and similar words may refer to:

Places

* Baba mountain range, also known as ''Koh-i-Baba'', in the Hindu Kush of Afghanistan * Baba Canton, a canton in Los Ríos Province, Ecuador * Baba, Iran, a village in Kurdistan Province * Baba, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad, a village in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, Iran * Baba, Masovian Voivodeship (east-central Poland) * Baba, Mogilno County in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship (north-central Poland) * Baba, Rypin County in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship (north-central Poland) * Baba, Greater Poland Voivodeship (west-central Poland) * Baba, a village in Horea, Alba, Horea Commune, Alba County, Romania * Baba, a village in Coroieni Commune, Maramureș County, Romania * Baba, a tributary of the river Ghelința River, Ghelința in Covasna County, Romania * Baba, a tributary of the river Putna (Siret), Putna in Vrancea County, Romania * Baba River (Ouham), in Central African Republic, a tributary of the Ouham River * Baba River, in North Macedonia, noted for Kolešino Falls * Cape Baba, a cape in Turkey

People and characters

* Ali Baba, a character in ''Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves''

Titles and words for people

* ''baba'', a familiar term for 'father' in many languages; see Mama and papa * Baba (honorific), an honorific used in several South Asian and Middle Eastern cultures * Baba (Alevism), an Alevi religious leader

Persons

* Baba (name), people with the name * Baba clan, a Japanese samurai family that was associated with Kai Province

Folklore

* Baba (goddess) or Bau, a Sumerian goddess from Lagash * Baba (Egyptian god) or Babi, an Egyptian god in the shape of a baboon * Baba Yaga, a mythical older female in Slavic folklore

Fictional characters

* Baba (The Kite Runner), Baba (''The Kite Runner''), in ''The Kite Runner'' media * Baba (Dragon Ball), Baba (''Dragon Ball''), in ''Dragon Ball'' media * Baba, in ''Redbeard (comics), Redbeard'' comics *Baba (Baba Is You)

Arts and entertainment

Films

* Baba (2000 film), ''Baba'' (2000 film), a Chinese film * Baba (2002 film), ''Baba'' (2002 film), a Tamil film * Bába (2008 film), ''Bába'' (2008 film), a Czech short film * Baba (2012 film), ''Baba'' (2012 film), an Egyptian film

Music

* "Baba", a song from ''Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie'' by Alanis Morissette

Food

* Baba (cake) or Babka, a Polish yeast cake * Baba (bread), a type of bread made by the Naxi people of Yunnan, China

Other uses

* Paopi or Baba, the second month of the Coptic calendar * Kurgan stelae, anthropomorphic stone stella commonly known as baba in the East Ukraine * Baba (yacht), a line of yachts built in Taiwan * Baba (Pillow Pal), a Pillow Pal lamb made by Ty, Inc. * beta-Aminobutyric acid (BABA), an isomer of Aminobutyric acid * Alibaba Group Holding Limited (New York Stock Exchange stock symbol BABA)