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babulya

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

An Eastern European (especially Russian) grandmother.

endearing

Examples

“When Channing was a toddler, living outside Moscow, her babulya had sewn fresh pine shavings into scraps of army canvas, and placed them underneath the child’s pillow.”
“The rest⟳ of her body was cold, as if she’d died with her babulya, the last⟳ person on earth who had really loved her.”
“My babulya (grandma) is 91 years old with Parkinson’s disease, but she still exercises as much as she can everyday^([sic]) and makes the most beautiful artwork.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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