babushka
IPA: bʌbˈʊʃkʌ
noun
- An old woman, especially one of Eastern European descent.
- (by association) A stereotypical, Eastern European peasant grandmother-type figure.
- A Russian grandmother.
- (Eastern Europe, derogatory, slang) An old woman of Russian or Belarusian descent with unwelcome conservative and/or Orthodox Christian views.
- A traditional floral headscarf worn by an Eastern European woman, tied under the chin.
- A Russian doll, a matryoshka.