Baba and similar words may refer to:
Places
Poland
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Baba, Masovian Voivodeship
Baba is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Łyse, within Ostrołęka County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland. It lies approximately south of Łyse, Masovian Voivodeship, Łyse, north of Ostrołęka, and north of War ...
(east-central Poland)
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Baba, Mogilno County in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship (north-central Poland)
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Baba, Rypin County in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship (north-central Poland)
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Baba, Greater Poland Voivodeship (west-central Poland)
Romania
* Baba, a village in
Horea Commune,
Alba County
Alba County () is a county (județ) of Romania located in the historic region of Transylvania. Its capital is Alba Iulia, a city with a population of 63,536.
Name
"Alba", meaning "white" in Latin and Romanian, is derived from the name of the ...
, Romania
* Baba, a village in
Coroieni Commune,
Maramureș County
Maramureș County () is a county (județ)
in Romania, in the Maramureș region. The county seat is Baia Mare.
Name
In Hungarian language, Hungarian it is known as ''Máramaros megye'', in Ukrainian language, Ukrainian as Мараморо́щ ...
, Romania
* Baba, a tributary of the river
Ghelința in
Covasna County, Romania
* Baba, a tributary of the river
Putna in
Vrancea County
Vrancea () is a county (județ) in Romania, with its seat at Focșani. It is mostly in the historical region of Moldavia but the southern part, below the Milcov (Siret), Milcov River, is in Muntenia.
Demographics
At the 2021 Romanian census, 2 ...
, Romania
Other countries
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Achi Baba (Turkish: Alçıtepe), a height dominating the Gallipoli Peninsula in Turkey, located in Çanakkale Province
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Baba mountain range, also known as ''Koh-i-Baba'', in the Hindu Kush of Afghanistan
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Baba Bakala, a historical town and tehsil in the Amritsar district in Punjab, India
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Baba Canton, a canton in Los Ríos Province, Ecuador
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Baba, Iran, a village in Kurdistan Province
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Baba, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad
Bowa-ye Sofla (, also Romanized as Bowā-ye Soflá; also known as Bābā, Bābā Khāneh, Bovā, and Bowā-ye Pā’īn) is a village in Dehdasht-e Gharbi Rural District, in the Central District of Kohgiluyeh County, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad ...
, a village in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, Iran
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Cape Baba, a cape in Turkey
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Imbaba
Imbaba ( ', ) is a working-class neighbourhood in northern Giza, Egypt, located west of the Nile and northwest of and near Gezira Island and downtown Cairo, within the Giza Governorate. The district is located in the historic upper Nile Delta, and ...
, a working-class neighbourhood in Egypt
People and characters
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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
In linguistics, mama and papa are considered a special case of false cognates. In many languages of the world, sequences of sounds similar to and mean "mother" and "father", usually but not always in that order. This is thought to be a coincid ...
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Baba (honorific)
Baba ("father, grandfather, wise old man, sir")Platts, John T. (John Thompson). ''A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English''. London: W. H. Allen & Co., 1884. is an Arabic honorific term, used in several West Asian, South Asian, Southe ...
, an honorific used in several South Asian and Middle Eastern cultures
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Baba (Alevism)
In Alevism, a baba is religious leader related to a dede in Sufism.
List of notable babas
* Arabati Baba Teḱe
* Demir Baba Teke
* Gül Baba
Gül Baba (died 1541), also known as Jafer, was an Ottoman Bektashi dervish poet and companio ...
, an Alevi religious leader
Persons
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Baba (name) Baba can be a surname in several cultures such as Dravidian, Japanese, Turkics, and Yoruba. It is also a nickname for 'father' in some languages, and translates to "father" in the Arabic, Persian and Shona languages. In various Slavic language ...
, people with the name
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Babá (disambiguation) Babá may refer to:
* Babá (footballer, born 1934) (1934–2010), Mario Braga Gadelha, Brazilian footballer.
* Babá (footballer, born 1938) (1938–2000), Santino Quarth Irmão, Brazilian footballer.
* Babá (footballer, born 1944), Roberto Cavea ...
, people with the name
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Gül Baba (disambiguation) Gül Baba
Gül Baba (died 1541), also known as Jafer, was an Ottoman Bektashi dervish poet and companion of Sultan Suleiman I () who took part in a number of campaigns in Europe from the reign of Mehmed II onwards.
Biography
A native of ...
, people with the name
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Yutaka Baba (disambiguation) Yutaka Baba may refer to:
* Mokō (Yutaka Baba, born 1990), Japanese YouTuber
* Yutaka Baba (diver) (born 1934), Japanese diver
{{hndis, Baba, Yutaka ...
, Japanese people with the name
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Baba Yaga (disambiguation)
Baba Yaga is a supernatural creature in Slavic mythology, appearing as an old woman.
Baba Yaga may also refer to:
Characters
*''Yaga'' (a younger incarnation of Baba Yaga) is the main character in the 2022 video game Blacktail
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Baba clan
is a Japanese samurai
The samurai () were members of the warrior class in Japan. They were originally provincial warriors who came from wealthy landowning families who could afford to train their men to be mounted archers. In the 8th century ...
, a Japanese samurai family that was associated with Kai Province
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Baba Ramdev, Indian
''Yog Guru'' (born 1965)
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Sai Baba, Indian mystic (1838–1918)
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Baba Farid, Punjabi Muslim preacher and mystic (1188 – 1266)
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Baba Hari Dass, Indian yogi and writer (1923–2018)
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Baba Haruna (born 2002), Ghanaian footballer
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Baba Sehgal, Indian rapper (born 1965)
Folklore
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Baba (goddess) or Bau, a Sumerian goddess from
Lagash
Lagash (; cuneiform: LAGAŠKI; Sumerian language, Sumerian: ''Lagaš'') was an ancient city-state located northwest of the junction of the Euphrates and Tigris rivers and east of Uruk, about east of the modern town of Al-Shatrah, Iraq. Lagash ( ...
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Baba (Egyptian god) or Babi, an Egyptian god in the shape of a baboon
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Baba Yaga, a mythical older female in Slavic folklore
Fictional characters
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Baba (''The Kite Runner''), in ''The Kite Runner'' media
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Baba (''Dragon Ball''), in ''Dragon Ball'' media
* Baba, in
''Redbeard'' comics
*Baba, the player character in ''
Baba Is You''
Arts and entertainment
Films
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''Baba'' (2000 film), a Chinese film
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''Baba'' (2002 film), an Indian Tamil-language film starring Rajinikanth
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''Bába'' (2008 film), a Czech short film
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''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
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Baba (cake) or Babka, a Polish yeast cake
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Baba (bread), a type of bread made by the Naxi people of Yunnan, China
Other uses
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Paopi or Baba, the second month of the Coptic calendar
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Kurgan stelae, anthropomorphic stone stella commonly known as baba in the East Ukraine
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Baba (yacht), a line of yachts built in Taiwan
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Baba (Pillow Pal), a Pillow Pal lamb made by Ty, Inc.
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beta-Aminobutyric acid (BABA), an isomer of Aminobutyric acid
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Alibaba Group
Alibaba Group Holding Limited, branded as Alibaba (), is a Chinese Multinational corporation, multinational technology company specializing in E-commerce in China, e-commerce, retail, Internet, and technology. Founded on 28 June 1999 in Hangzho ...
Holding Limited (New York Stock Exchange stock symbol BABA)
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Takadanobaba
is a neighborhood in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.
History
Originally, the area's name was read ''Takatanobaba'' and many Tokyo residents in their 50s or older pronounce it as such. However, younger Tokyoites and residents who have come from outside ...
, a neighborhood in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
See also
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Ali Baba (disambiguation)
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BA (disambiguation)
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BA2 (disambiguation)
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Babaji (disambiguation)
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Bhabha (disambiguation)
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Babai (disambiguation)
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Babar (disambiguation)
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Babu (disambiguation)
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Babo (disambiguation)
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Babul (disambiguation)
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Baba Mountain (disambiguation)
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Baba Nation, a Norwegian soul/funk band
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Baba Vanga (1911–1996), a Bulgarian mystic known as Grandmother (Baba) Vanga
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Standing Baba, a Hindu who has vowed to stand
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Baba ghanoush, a Middle Eastern eggplant dish
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Rum baba, a cake saturated in rum
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Godman (India)
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Peranakan, an ethnic group in Southeast Asia also known as ''Baba-Nyonya''
* ''
Baba is You'', a puzzle game released in 2019
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