bubbe
Jewish family matriarch
Bubbe is Yiddish for grandmother, used affectionately in Jewish families and communities.
The word evokes warmth, home cooking, and unconditional love: My bubbe makes the best chicken soup.
Also spelled bubbie or buba.
The term has spread beyond Jewish contexts as a term of endearment for any beloved older woman.
Boiled, then baked roll
- challahBraided ceremonial Jewish bread
- kugelJewish egg noodle casserole
- latkeFried shredded potato cake
- gefilteFilled, in Yiddish
knish · blintz · schmaltz · shtetl · klezmer · kosher · pastrami · nosh
Preparing food with heat
care · kitchen · recipes · apron · hugs · storytelling · knitting · remedies
Informal term for grandmother
- nonnaItalian for grandmother
- abuelaGrandmother, in Spanish
- grannyInformal term for grandmother
- meemawDialectal term for grandmother
grandma · gran · matriarch · grandchild · grandchildren · generations · family · ancestry
bagel
Boiled, then baked roll
- challahBraided ceremonial Jewish bread
- kugelJewish egg noodle casserole
- latkeFried shredded potato cake
gefilte · knish · blintz · schmaltz · shtetl · klezmer · kosher · pastrami · nosh · kvetch
cooking
Preparing food with heat
warmth · care · kitchen · recipes · apron · hugs · storytelling · knitting · remedies · chicken soup
nana
Informal term for grandmother
meemaw · grandma · gran · matriarch · grandchild · grandchildren · generations · family · ancestry · heritage
- familymother, father, parents, siblings, parent
- Grandparentsgrandma, grandpa, grandmother, grandfather, grandparent
- Momsmom, mother, mama, mommy, mummy
- Yiddishchutzpah, kvetch, mensch, schlep, tchotchke
- AshkenaziYiddish, shtetl, klezmer, gefilte fish, challah
- Jewish PeopleAshkenazi, Sephardi, Orthodox Jew, Conservative Jew, Reform Jew