Baba

Baba and similar words may refer to:

Places

• 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, 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, Maramureș 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 (Ouham), in Central African Republic, a tributary of the Ouham River
• Baba River, in North Macedonia, noted for Kolešino Falls
• Cape Baba, a cape in Turkey

People and characters

• Ali Baba, a character in Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

Titles and words for people

• baba, a familiar term for 'father' in many languages; see Mama and papa
• Baba (honorific), an honorific used in several South Asian and Middle Eastern cultures
• Baba (Alevism), an Alevi religious leader

Persons

• Baba (name), people with the name
• Baba clan, a Japanese samurai family that was associated with Kai Province

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

Fictional characters

• Baba (The Kite Runner), in The Kite Runner media
• Baba (Dragon Ball), in Dragon Ball media
• Baba, in Redbeard comics
• Baba (Baba Is You)

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

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

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
• Alibaba Group Holding Limited (New York Stock Exchange stock symbol BABA)

See also

• BA (disambiguation)
• BA2 (disambiguation)
• Babaji (disambiguation)
• Bhabha (disambiguation)
• Babai (disambiguation)
• Babar (disambiguation)
• Babu (disambiguation)
• Baba Mountain (disambiguation)
• Baba Vanga (1911–1996), a Bulgarian mystic known as Grandmother (Baba) Vanga
• 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)
• Peranakan, an ethnic group in Southeast Asia also known as Baba-Nyonya
• All pages with titles beginning with baba
• All pages with titles containing baba