Baba

Baba and similar words may refer to:

Names, words and titles

• Baba (name), people with the given and surname
• Baba (honorific), an honorific used in several South Asian and Middle Eastern cultures

Geography

• Baba, Iran, a village in Kurdistan Province, Iran
• 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 Mountain, Macedonia
• Baba Mountain, Serbia, a mountain in Serbia
• Baba mountain range, also known as Koh-i-Baba, in the Hindu Kush of Afghanistan
• Baba Budangiri, a mountain and eponymous range in the Western Ghats of India
• Cape Baba, a cape in Turkey
• Baba Canton, a canton in Los Ríos Province, Ecuador
• Baba, a village in Horea Commune, Alba County, Romania
• Baba, a village in Coroieni Commune, Maramureş County, Romania
• Baba River (Ghelința), Romania
• Baba River (Putna), Romania
• Baba River in Macedonia, noted for Kolešino Falls
• Gazi Baba, a municipality in Skopje, Macedonia
• Baba Vida, a medieval fortress in Vidin in northwestern Bulgaria

People

• Baba-Nyonya or Peranakan, descendants of 15th through 18th-century Chinese emigrants to south-east Asia
• Baba (Slavic word), a common word for female in Slavic languages, sometimes also used for older women
• Baba clan, a Japanese samurai family that was associated with Kai Province
• Sanjay Dutt, also known as Baba, an Indian movie star

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, possibly a goddess of death or a guide to the "other side world" in Slavic paganism

Films

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

Other uses

• Baba (Alevism), an Alevi religious leader
• Baba (bread), a type of thick, round bread prepared by the Naxi people of north-western Yunnan, China
• Baba (cake) or Babka, a Polish yeast cake
• Baba (yacht), a line of yachts built in Taiwan
• Baba (Pillow Pal), a Pillow Pal lamb made by Ty, Inc.
• Baba (The Kite Runner), a character in The Kite Runner media
• Baba (Dragon Ball), a character in Dragon Ball media
• Baba (F-Zero), a character in the F-Zero universe
• Paopi or Baba, the second month of the Coptic calendar
• Baba, a character in Redbeard comics
• "Baba", a song by Alanis Morissette from Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie
• Kurgan stelae in the East Ukraine commonly known as baba
• beta-Aminobutyric acid (BABA), an isomer of Aminobutyric acid
• BABA, the NYSE stock symbol for Alibaba Group Holding Limited

See also

• Babaji (disambiguation)
• Bhabha (disambiguation)
• Babai (disambiguation)
• Babar (disambiguation)
• Babu (disambiguation)
• Ali Baba, a character in Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
• Baba O'Riley, a song by The Who
• Baba Yaga, a witch-like character in Slavic folklore
• Gül Baba (operetta), an operetta by Jenő Huszka
• Standing Baba, a Hindu who has vowed to stand
• Baba Yetu, Lord's Prayer and song by Christopher Tin
• Baba ghanoush, a Middle Eastern eggplant dish
• Rum baba, a cake saturated in rum
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