[buh-boo
sh-kuh, -boosh-] 
| 1. | a woman's scarf, often triangular, used as a hood with two of the ends tied under the chin. |
| 2. | an elderly Russian woman, esp. an elderly grandmother. |
| ba·bush·ka (bə-bŏŏsh'kə) n. A woman's head scarf, folded triangularly and worn tied under the chin. [Russian, grandmother, diminutive of baba, old woman.] |