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{{also|babką|bábka}}
==English==
{{wikipedia}}

===Etymology===
From a {{der|en|sla|-}} language likely via {{der|en|yi|באַבקע}}. Compare {{m|en|baba}}, in the sense of "rum soaked cake".

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/ˈbɑb.kə/|a=US}}
* {{audio|en|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-babka.wav|a=Southern England}}

===Noun===
{{en-noun}}

# A Central and Eastern European [[coffee cake]] flavored with [[orange]] [[rind]], [[rum]], [[almond]]s, and [[raisin]]s; or with some single flavoring, e.g. chocolate, lemon, etc.

====Translations====
{{trans-top|coffee cake}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|baba}}
* French: {{t+|fr|babka|m}}
* Indonesian: {{t|id|babka}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|babka|f}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|ба́ба|f}}
* Yiddish: {{t|yi|באַבקע|f|sc=Hebr}}
{{trans-bottom}}

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=aabbk|kabab|Kabba}}

{{C|en|Cakes and pastries}}

==Czech==
{{wp|lang=cs}}

===Pronunciation===
* {{cs-IPA}}
* {{rhymes|cs|apka|s=2}}

===Noun===
{{cs-noun|f}}

# {{lb|cs|informal}} [[old woman]]
#: {{syn|cs|stařena}}
# the mushroom {{taxlink|Xerocomellus chrysenteron|species}}
#: {{syn|cs|hřib žlutomasý}}

====Declension====
{{cs-ndecl|f}}

====Related terms====
{{col-auto|cs|baba|sýkora babka|za babku}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:cs:PSJC}}
* {{R:cs:SSJC}}
* {{R:cs:IJP}}

{{C|cs|Mushrooms|Female people}}

==Indonesian==

===Etymology===
{{bor+|id|en|babka}}, most likely from {{der|id|yi|באַבקע}}, from {{der|id|sla|-}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|id|/ˈbap.ka/}}
* {{rhymes|id|ka|a|s=2}}
* {{hyphenation|id|bab|ka}}

===Noun===
{{id-noun|head=|pl=duplication}}

# {{lb|id|cuisine}} {{l|en|babka}}: a Central and Eastern European coffee cake flavored with orange rind, rum, almonds, and raisins.

===Further reading===
* {{R:KBBI Daring}}

==Ingrian==

===Etymology 1===
Borrowed from {{bor|izh|ru|бабка}}.

====Pronunciation====
* {{izh-p}}
* {{hmp|izh|papka}}

====Noun====
{{head|izh|noun}}

# {{synonym of|izh|poohan||pastern}}
# {{synonym of|izh|papu||knucklebones}}

=====Declension=====
{{izh-decl/kana|bk|bk}}

===Etymology 2===
Borrowed from {{bor|izh|ru|бабка}}.

====Pronunciation====
* {{izh-p}}
* {{hmp|izh|papka}}

====Noun====
{{head|izh|noun}}

# {{synonym of|izh|ämmä||midwife}}

=====Declension=====
{{izh-decl/kana|bk|bk}}

===References===
* {{R:izh:Nirvi:1971|page=383}}
* {{R:izh:Laanest:1978|page=25}}

==Lower Sorbian==

===Etymology===
{{suffix|dsb|baba|ka}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|dsb|[ˈbapka]}}

===Noun===
{{dsb-noun|f}}

# {{diminutive of|dsb|baba|t=midwife, old woman, woman}}
# [[midwife]]

====Declension====
{{dsb-decl-noun-3|bab|k}}

===Noun===
{{dsb-noun|f}}

# {{diminutive of|dsb|baba|t=sponge cake}}

====Declension====
{{dsb-decl-noun-3|bab|k}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:dsb:Muka}}
* {{R:dsb:Starosta}}

{{C|dsb|Healthcare occupations|Female people}}

==Old Czech==

===Pronunciation===
* {{zlw-ocs-IPA}}

===Noun===
{{zlw-ocs-noun|f}}

# {{diminutive of|zlw-ocs|bába|t=[[grandma]], parent's mother}}

====Declension====
{{zlw-ocs-ndecl|f}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:zlw-ocs:Gebauer}}

==Old Polish==

===Etymology===
{{inh+|zlw-opl|sla-pro|*babъka}}. {{surf|zlw-opl|baba|-ka}}. {{etydate|second half of the 14th century}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{zlw-opl-IPA|ba?bka}}

===Noun===
{{zlw-opl-noun|f}}

# {{lb|zlw-opl|attested in|Greater Poland}} {{dim of|zlw-opl|baba|t=[[grandma]], parent's mother}}
#* {{RQ:zlw-opl:Piek VI|323|1407|Byesdrowsco przipadlo na Lesczinø '''babkø'''|Biezdrowsko przypadło na Leszczynę '''babkę'''|-}}
# {{lb|zlw-opl|attested in|Lesser Poland}} {{dim of|zlw-opl|baba|t=[[midwife]]}}
#* {{RQ:zlw-opl:Gn|4a|Ioseph podluk obyczaga neuesczego ku ge porodzenu gestcy on byl due '''bapcze''' veszual|Josef podług obyczaja niewieściego ku je porodzeniu jestci on był dwie '''babce''' wezwał|-}}
# {{lb|zlw-opl|attested in|Greater Poland|in the plural|constellation}} {{dim of|zlw-opl|baba|t=[[Pleiades]]}}
#* {{RQ:zlw-opl:Erz|1|c. 1500|Pliades sunt stelle pluviales vlg. '''bapky'''|Pliades sunt stelle pluviales vlg. '''babki'''|-}}
#* {{RQ:zlw-opl:WokLub|102r|c. 1500|Pliades sunt stelle pluviales vlg. '''bapky''' quoddam signum celeste|Pliades sunt stelle pluviales vlg. '''babki''' quoddam signum celeste|-}}
# [[plantain]]; [[greater plantain]] {{gl|{{taxfmt|Plantago major|species}}}}
#* {{RQ:zlw-opl:Rost|5040|1419|'''Babka''' arnoglossa, plantago maior|'''Babka''' arnoglossa, plantago maior|-}}
#* {{RQ:zlw-opl:RozKap|188r|1450|Plantago {{...}} est quedam herba multum vtilis Et dicitur a planta eo quod adheret terre vlg. '''babka'''|Plantago {{...}} est quedam herba multum vtilis Et dicitur a planta eo quod adheret terre vlg. '''babka'''|-}}
#* {{RQ:zlw-opl:WokPet I|8|XV p. post.|Plantago '''babka'''|Plantago '''babka'''|-}}
#* {{RQ:zlw-opl:RozKap|40v|1450|Citharia est quedam herba que alio nomine dicitur plantago '''babka'''|Citharia est quedam herba que alio nomine dicitur plantago '''babka'''|-}}
#* {{RQ:zlw-opl:WokPet IV|11|XV p. post.|Citaria '''babka'''|Citaria '''babka'''|-}}
## {{vern|ribwort plantain}} {{gl|{{taxfmt|Plantago lanceolata|species}}}}
##* {{RQ:zlw-opl:Rost|2456|1437|'''Babka''' arnoglossa, plantago minor|'''Babka''' arnoglossa, plantago minor|-}}
## {{vern|hoary plantain}}, {{taxlink|Plantago media|species}}
##* {{RQ:zlw-opl:Rost|5042|1419|Kosmata '''babka''' auriculus leporis, plantago media|Kosmata '''babka''' auriculus leporis, plantago media|-}}
## {{lb|zlw-opl|attested in|Greater Poland|Southern Borderlands}} {{def-uncertain|zlw-opl|nh=1}}
##* {{RQ:zlw-opl:RpKapKr|1450|'''Babka''' citharia, plantago|'''Babka''' citharia, plantago|-}}

====Descendants====
* {{desc|pl|babka}}
* {{desc|szl|babka}}

===References===
* {{R:zlw-opl:SPJSP}}
* {{R:zlw-opl:Rozariusze|+|400}}
* {{R:zlw-opl:Rozariusze|babki|2082}}

{{C|zlw-opl|Age|Female family members|Plantain family plants}}

==Polish==
{{wp|lang=pl}}
[[File:Baba wielkanocna z polewa czekoladowa.JPG|thumb|babka]]

===Etymology===
{{dercat|pl|sla-pro|inh=1}}
{{inh+|pl|zlw-opl|babka}}. {{surf|pl|baba|-ka}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{pl-pr|a=Pl-babka.ogg|hh=Babka|mp=#,[áb]}}

===Noun===
{{pl-noun|f|dim=babeczka}}

# {{dim of|pl|baba}}
# [[grandmother]]
#: {{syn|pl|baba|babcia|babunia}}
# {{lb|pl|colloquial}} [[woman]]
#: {{syn|pl|babeczka|kobieta}}
# {{lb|pl|historical}} [[medicine woman]]
# {{l|en|babka}} {{gl|type of cake}}
# [[sandcastle]]
# [[plantain]] {{gl|any plant of the genus {{taxfmt|Plantago|genus}}}}
# [[goby]] {{gl|any of various small fish from the large family {{taxfmt|Gobiidae|family}}}}
# {{lb|pl|obsolete}} {{dim of|pl|baba|t=[[beggar]]}}
# {{lb|pl|obsolete|agriculture}} [[mound]] of several [[sheaf|sheaves]] of [[grain]] placed in a [[field]]
# {{lb|pl|obsolete}} {{ng|type of edible mushroom}}
# {{lb|pl|obsolete|mining}} [[stone]] [[closing]] the [[entrance]] to the [[mine]]
# {{lb|pl|obsolete|forging}} [[stone]] used to [[close]] a [[blast furnace]] acting as a [[furnace]] [[door]]
# {{lb|pl|obsolete|engineering}} [[hammer]] with the same [[head]] on both [[side]]s
# {{lb|pl|obsolete|forging}} [[anvil]] for [[bend]]ing [[padlock]] [[shackles]]
# {{lb|pl|obsolete|forging}} [[small]] [[anvil]] used for [[tap]]ping a [[scythe]]
# {{lb|pl|obsolete}} [[goby]] {{gl|any of various small fish from the large family {{taxfmt|Gobiidae|family}}}}
# {{lb|pl|obsolete}} [[dragonfly]]
#: {{syn|pl|ważka}}
# {{lb|pl|obsolete}} [[small]] [[cannon]]
#: {{syn|pl|armatka}}
# {{lb|pl|obsolete}} {{ng|type of old, small Polish currency}}
# {{lb|pl|obsolete}} [[die]] used in a particular [[children's game]]
# {{lb|pl|Middle Polish}} [[midwife]]
#: {{syn|pl|akuszerka}}
# {{lb|pl|Middle Polish}} [[blind man's buff]]

====Declension====
{{pl-decl-noun-f}}

====Derived terms====
{{col-auto|pl|title=adjectives|babczany|babkowaty}}
{{col-auto|pl|title=nouns|babka bycza|babka lancetowata|babka piaskowa|babkowate|cioteczna babka|ciuciubabka|stryjeczna babka|ślepa babka}}
{{col-auto|pl|title=phrases|na dwoje babka wróżyła}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:pl:WSJP}}
* {{R:pl:PWN}}
* {{R:pl:SXVI|babka|5924}}
* {{R:pl:SXVII|BABKA|2178|PK|19.12.2018}}
* {{R:pl:SJP1807}}
* {{R:pl:SJP1861}}
* {{R:pl:SJP1900||78|1}}
* {{R:pl:NFJP}}

{{C|pl|Age|Cakes and pastries|Children's games|Coins|Currencies|Cyprinids|Dragonflies and damselflies|Female family members|Female people|Gobies|Mushrooms|Plantain family plants|Poland|Tools|Weapons}}

==Silesian==

===Etymology===
{{dercat|szl|sla-pro|inh=1}}
{{inh+|szl|zlw-opl|bab|ka}}. {{surf|szl|baba|-ka}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{szl-pr}}

===Noun===
{{szl-noun|f}}

# {{dim of|szl|baba}}
# {{vern|common woodlouse}}, {{taxlink|Porcellio scaber|species}}
# {{lb|szl|forging}} [[small]] [[anvil]] for [[strike|striking]] a [[scythe]] or a [[sickle]]
#: {{syn|szl|baba}}
# [[village]] [[midwife]]
#: {{syn|szl|babica}}
# {{l|en|babka}} {{gl|type of cake}}
# {{vern|common pear}}, {{gl|{{taxfmt|Pyrus communis|species}}}}
#: {{syn|szl|baba}}
# {{lb|szl|agriculture}} [[last]] [[sheaf]] [[gather]]ed during a [[harvest]]
# [[blind man's buff]]

===Further reading===
* {{R:szl:silling}}
* {{R:szl:SGG|+|234}}
* {{R:szl:ZPJŚ|+|62}}
* {{R:szl:Wencel:2023|+|32}}

{{C|szl|Age|Cakes and pastries|Children's games|Female family members|Female people|Healthcare occupations|Obstetrics}}