bubbe

[ buhb-ee, boo-bee, buhb-uh, boo-buh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Yiddish.

Origin of bubbe¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; from Yiddish bobe, from Polish baba

This is a case, however, what my old bubbe, may she rest in peace, would call “a foiler tut in tsveyen.”

Nothing is off-limits, nothing is sacred, not even little old bubbe down in Florida.

As I assess the Bubbe who shares the couch with Silverman, she looks to be about 75.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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