Meaning of baba | Babel Free

Definitions

1. father, dad
2. father
3. copper (chemical element, Cu, atomical number 29)
4. barber
5. sorghum, millet, (in particular) Sorghum bicolor
6. to be quickly and rapidly hovering
7. A term of respect or endearment for an older man, male relative, or a higher ranking man.
8. elderly man of wisdom, sage, elder
9. dark red color, in comparison to the color of sorghum
10. A title for a man of a specific occupation (ex. bàbá-alágbẹ̀dẹ (“blacksmith”)).
11. revered or senior leader or entity
12. male ancestor
13. A prefix for given names in the class orúkọ àmútọ̀runwá, given to children who are believed to be reincarnations of a male ancestor. (ex. Babájídé, Babátúndé).

Equivalents

Examples

“ògòǹgò, baba ẹyẹ”

The ostrich, the most revered of all the birds

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