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The database knows following meanings of the Belarusian word ‘баба’:

The Belarusian meaning ‘old woman’ is shared by Bosnian baba, Bulgarian баба, Croatian baba, Czech bába, Kashubian baba, Macedonian баба, Polish baba, Russian баба, Serbian баба, Slovak baba and Ukrainian баба.
The Belarusian meaning ‘grandmother’ is shared by Bosnian baba, Bulgarian баба, Czech bába, Macedonian баба, Serbian баба, Slovak baba and Ukrainian баба.
The Belarusian meaning ‘cake’ is shared by Polish baba, Lower Sorbian baba, Upper Sorbian baba and Ukrainian баба.
The meaning ‘pejorative of a woman’ (not present in Belarusian ‘баба’) is attested in Croatian baba, Czech bába, Kashubian baba, Polish baba, Russian баба, Slovak baba, Slovenian baba and Lower Sorbian baba.
The meaning ‘midwife’ (not present in Belarusian ‘баба’) is attested in Bulgarian баба, Slovak baba, Upper Sorbian baba and Ukrainian баба.
The meaning ‘mother-in-law’ (not present in Belarusian ‘баба’) is attested in Bulgarian баба and Macedonian баба.
The meaning ‘coward’ (not present in Belarusian ‘баба’) is attested in Slovak baba and Slovenian baba.

Belarusian баба	Meaning in Bosnian: baba / old woman grandmother cake	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Bosnian baba	Meaning: old woman grandmother

Belarusian баба	Meaning: old woman grandmother cake	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Bulgarian баба	Meaning: old woman grandmother midwife mother-in-law

Belarusian баба	Meaning in Croatian: baba / old woman baka / grandmother cake	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Croatian baba	Meaning: old woman pejorative of a woman

Belarusian баба	Meaning: old woman grandmother cake	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Czech bába	Meaning: old woman grandmother pejorative of a woman

Belarusian баба	Meaning: old woman grandmother cake	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Kashubian baba	Meaning: old woman pejorative of a woman

Belarusian баба	Meaning: old woman grandmother cake	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Macedonian баба	Meaning: old woman grandmother mother-in-law

Belarusian баба	Meaning in Polish: baba / old woman babcia / grandmother cake	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Polish baba	Meaning: old woman pejorative of a woman cake

Belarusian баба	Meaning in Russian: баба / old woman бабушка / grandmother cake	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Russian баба	Meaning: old woman pejorative of a woman

Belarusian баба	Meaning in Serbian: баба / old woman grandmother cake	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Serbian баба	Meaning: old woman grandmother

Belarusian баба	Meaning: old woman grandmother cake	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Slovak baba	Meaning: old woman grandmother pejorative of a woman midwife coward

Belarusian баба	Meaning: old woman grandmother cake	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Slovenian baba	Meaning: pejorative of a woman coward

Belarusian баба	Meaning: old woman grandmother cake	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Lower Sorbian baba	Meaning: pejorative of a woman cake

Belarusian баба	Meaning: old woman grandmother cake	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Upper Sorbian baba	Meaning: midwife cake

Belarusian баба	Meaning: old woman grandmother cake	Map Bibliography List Wikibook
Ukrainian баба	Meaning: old woman grandmother midwife cake

*baba

Meanings:

‘old woman’

‘grandmother’

‘pejorative of a woman’

‘midwife’

‘mother-in-law’

‘cake’

‘coward’

no such word

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