Meaning & use
babushka
A headscarf tied under the chin, or, informally, an older Russian or Eastern European woman.
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She wrapped a floral babushka around her hair before stepping into the cold.
The market stalls were run mostly by babushkas selling homemade pickles.
A note on using this word
Babushka literally means grandmother in Russian, but in English it more often names the headscarf style.
Words with a similar meaning
headscarfkerchief
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