bubbe
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2VERB + BUBBE
met
BUBBE + NOUN
grandma, inability, s
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noun
A grandmother.
The Bube explained the situation in voluble Yiddish, and made Esther wince again under the impassioned invective on her clumsiness. […] If the family died of starvation, their blood would be upon her grand-daughter's head.
I never met my bubbe, my grandma, the source of all my mother's Yiddish proverbs, […]
An elderly woman.
"I wanna more chocolate, bubbe," said Karl. […] "You heard the bubbe," said Josie. "There isn't any. You act up and cry and I'll give you the back of my hand."
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3The Bube explained the situation in voluble Yiddish, and made Esther wince again under the impassioned invective on her clumsiness. […] If the family died of starvation, their blood would be upon her
WiktionaryI never met my bubbe, my grandma, the source of all my mother's Yiddish proverbs, […]
WiktionaryI dedicate this book to my late grandparents, Morris and Bala Baellow. My bubbe’s inability to write in English turned out to be a blessing: she pressed me into service as her scribe at an early age.
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