Dictionary.com

Popular Searches

 Thesaurus.com

bubbe

American  
[buhb-uh, buhb-ee, boo-buh, boo-bee] / ˈbʌb ə, ˈbʌb i, ˈbu bə, ˈbu bi /

noun

Yiddish.

  1. (used as a title or term of address) grandmother.

Etymology

Origin of bubbe

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

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

‘I couldn’t,’ Bubbe replies sharply.

From Literature

Bubbe mumbles something under her breath.

From Literature

It’s not that I dislike Bubbe.

From Literature

Bubbe was mostly in the kitchen, cooking with Mum.

From Literature

Bubbe always said the cake had a special ingredient.

From Literature

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.