babushka
Tied-under-chin headscarf
A babushka is a headscarf folded into a triangle and tied under the chin, traditionally worn by older women in Russia and Eastern Europe.
The word is Russian for grandmother, and the scarf carries associations with elderly peasant women: She wrapped a babushka around her head against the cold.
In American English, babushka sometimes refers to the grandmother herself.
Square fabric accessory
- shawlDraped shoulder covering
- headwrapFabric worn around hair
- bandanaSquare cloth for head
- scarfNeck-warming fabric strip
mantilla · wrap · knotted · tied · cotton · wool · floral · paisley
Russian nesting doll
- borschtBeetroot-based Slavic soup
- dachaSeasonal rural dwelling
- samovarWater-heating tea vessel
- SiberiaRussia's eastern expanse
Moscow · vodka · peasant · village · Tolstoy · Dostoevsky · Chekhov · folklore
Informal term for grandmother
- grannyInformal term for grandmother
- grandmaFemale elder relative
- matriarchFemale family leader
- elderSenior figure of authority
ancestry · lineage · wisdom · heritage · kinship · family · grandparent · genealogy
Heat you feel
- comfortEase or soothing relief
- cozinessComfortable warm intimacy
- caregivingAttending to dependents
- affectionWarm emotional attachment
tenderness · wisdom · protection · homemade · cooking · knitting · storytelling · lullabies
kerchief
Square fabric accessory
scarf · mantilla · wrap · knotted · tied · cotton · wool · floral · paisley · embroidered
matryoshka
Russian nesting doll
Siberia · Moscow · vodka · peasant · village · Tolstoy · Dostoevsky · Chekhov · folklore · immigrant
nana
Informal term for grandmother
elder · ancestry · lineage · wisdom · heritage · kinship · family · grandparent · genealogy · generations
warmth
Heat you feel
- comfortEase or soothing relief
- cozinessComfortable warm intimacy
- caregivingAttending to dependents
affection · tenderness · wisdom · protection · homemade · cooking · knitting · storytelling · lullabies · remedies
folklore
Inherited cultural narratives
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- old-worldEvoking earlier eras
nostalgia · bygone · time-honored · venerable · ancestral · rural · village · peasant · handicrafts · proverbs
- headwearhat, cap, helmet, crown, hood
- Grandparentsgrandma, grandpa, grandmother, grandfather, grandparent
- Eastern EuropePoland, Hungary, Romania, Ukraine, Bulgaria
- RussiaRussia, Moscow, Kremlin, Red Square, Siberia
- scarvesscarf, bandana, headscarf, silk scarf, neckerchief
- Russian CultureBolshoi, matryoshka, Kremlin, Hermitage, balalaika
babushkagranddaughter
Son's or daughter's daughter
young girl · grandchild · infant · baby · maiden
babushkabaseball cap
Soft hat, stiff brim
top hat · fedora · beret · beanie · fascinator
babushkaingenue
Artless young woman
socialite · debutante · fashionista · party girl · career woman