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Baba and similar words may refer to:

Places

Poland

* 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)

Romania

* Baba, a village in Horea Commune, Alba County, Romania
* Baba, a village in Coroieni Commune, Maramureș County, Romania
* Baba, a tributary of the river Ghelința in Covasna County, Romania
* Baba, a tributary of the river Putna in Vrancea County, Romania

Other countries

* Achi Baba (Turkish: Alçıtepe), a height dominating the Gallipoli Peninsula in Turkey, located in Çanakkale Province
* Baba mountain range, also known as ''Koh-i-Baba'', in the Hindu Kush of Afghanistan
* Baba Bakala, a historical town and tehsil in the Amritsar district in Punjab, India
* 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
* Cape Baba, a cape in Turkey
* Imbaba, a working-class neighbourhood in Egypt

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
* Babá (disambiguation), people with the name
* Gül Baba (disambiguation), people with the name
* Yutaka Baba (disambiguation), Japanese people with the name
* Baba Yaga (disambiguation), people with the name
* Baba clan, a Japanese samurai family that was associated with Kai Province
* Baba Ramdev, Indian ''Yog Guru'' (born 1965)
* Sai Baba, Indian mystic (1838–1918)
* Baba Farid, Punjabi Muslim preacher and mystic (1188 – 1266)
* Baba Hari Dass, Indian yogi and writer (1923–2018)
* Baba Haruna (born 2002), Ghanaian footballer
* Baba Sehgal, Indian rapper (born 1965)

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

Arts and entertainment

Films

* ''Baba'' (2000 film), a Chinese film
* ''Baba'' (2002 film), an Indian Tamil-language film starring Rajinikanth
* ''Bába'' (2008 film), a Czech short film
* ''Baba'' (2012 film), an Egyptian film

Music

* "Baba", a song from ''Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie'' by Alanis Morissette
* "Baba", a song from the 2001 self-titled Kelly Key album

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)
* Takadanobaba, a neighborhood in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan

See also

* Ali Baba (disambiguation)
* BA (disambiguation)
* BA2 (disambiguation)
* Babaji (disambiguation)
* Bhabha (disambiguation)
* Babai (disambiguation)
* Babar (disambiguation)
* Babu (disambiguation)
* Babo (disambiguation)
* Babul (disambiguation)