Baba

Baba and similar words may refer to:

Geography

• Baba mountain range, also known as Koh-i-Baba, in the Hindu Kush of Afghanistan
• Baba Canton, a canton in Los Ríos Province, Ecuador
• Baba, Iran, a village in Kurdistan Province
• Baba, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad, a village in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, Iran
• Baba Mountain, Macedonia
• Baba River, Macedonia, noted for Kolešino Falls
• Baba, Masovian Voivodeship (east-central Poland)
• Baba, Mogilno County in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship (north-central Poland)
• Baba, Rypin County in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship (north-central Poland)
• Baba, Greater Poland Voivodeship (west-central Poland)
• Baba, a village in Horea Commune, Alba County, Romania
• Baba, a village in Coroieni Commune, Maramureş County, Romania
• Baba, a tributary of the river Ghelința in Covasna County, Romania
• Baba, a tributary of the river Putna in Vrancea County, Romania
• Baba River (Macedonia), in the Republic of Macedonia, noted for Kolešino Waterfall
• Baba River (Ouham), in Central African Republic, a tributary of the Ouham River
• Baba Mountain, Serbia, a mountain in Serbia
• Cape Baba, a cape in Turkey

Folklore

• Baba (goddess) or Bau, a Sumerian goddess depicted with the head of a dog
• Baba (Egyptian god) or Babi, an Egyptian god in the shape of a baboon
• Baba Yaga, a mythical older female in Slavic folklore

Arts and entertainment

Films

• Baba (2002 film), a Tamil film
• Bába (2008 film), a Czech short film
• Baba (2012 film), an Egyptian film
• Father (2002 film), also known as Bàba, a Chinese film

Fictional characters

• Baba (The Kite Runner), in The Kite Runner media
• Baba (Dragon Ball), in Dragon Ball media
• Baba (F-Zero), in the F-Zero universe
• Baba, in Redbeard comics
• Baba (Baba Is You)

Music

• "Baba", a song from Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie by Alanis Morissette

Food

• Baba (cake) or Babka, a Polish yeast cake
• Baba (bread), a type of bread made by the Naxi people of Yunnan, China

Non-English words and titles for people

• "baba", a familiar term for "father" in many languages - see Mama and papa
• "baba", a word connoting "man" in English, used by some members of the Straits Chinese communities of the Malay Archipelago, who are also referred to as the "Baba-Nyonya" ("nyonya" translating as "woman")
• Baba (Slavic word), a common word for female in Slavic languages, sometimes also used for older women
• Baba (honorific), an honorific used in several South Asian and Middle Eastern cultures
• Baba (Alevism), an Alevi religious leader

People

• Baba (name), people with the given name or surname
• Baba clan, a Japanese samurai family that was associated with Kai Province
• Sanjay Dutt (born 1959), also known as Baba, Indian film actor and producer
• A nickname for Raila Odinga (born 1945), Kenyan politician and 2nd Prime Minister of Kenya (2008–2013)

Other uses

• Paopi or Baba, the second month of the Coptic calendar
• Kurgan stelae, anthropomorphic stone stella commonly known as baba in the East Ukraine
• Baba (yacht), a line of yachts built in Taiwan
• Baba (Pillow Pal), a Pillow Pal lamb made by Ty, Inc.
• beta-Aminobutyric acid (BABA), an isomer of Aminobutyric acid
• BABA, the New York Stock Exchange stock symbol for the Alibaba Group Holding Limited

See also

• Babaji (disambiguation)
• Bhabha (disambiguation)
• Babai (disambiguation)
• Babar (disambiguation)
• Babu (disambiguation)
• Baba Vanga (1911–1996), a Bulgarian mystic known as Grandmother (Baba) Vanga
• Ali Baba, a character in Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
• Standing Baba, a Hindu who has vowed to stand
• Baba ghanoush, a Middle Eastern eggplant dish
• Rum baba, a cake saturated in rum
• Godman (India)
• All pages with titles beginning with baba
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