Baba can mean:
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* The word "father" or a derivation (like papa) in several languages, including Albanian, Arabic, Hindi, Chinese, Turkish, Urdu, Syriac, etc.;
* Baba is shortened form of various persons whose full name includes baba, e.g.
o Meher Baba (1894 - 1969)
o Sai Baba of Shirdi (1838 - 1918);
o Sathya Sai Baba (born circa 1926-1929), a famous Indian guru in Puttaparthi.
* An alias/honorific used by Dwight York
* An alias/comedic used for Gary Dell'Abate (Baba Booey), producer of the Howard Stern Show.
* British Artist Blacksmiths Association (B.A.B.A.)
* A pilot in the F-Zero series.
* Derived from its original meaning of father, the name has become a term of endearment in India, especially for religious figures.
o Shrii Shrii Anandamurti, who was known to his followers as Baba, leader of the Indian socio-spiritual movement Ananda Marga;
* Baba means grandmother in Croatian.
* An aristocratic title, notably for
o certain Indian feudal lords (some styled Maharaj, but not ruling princes), notably in Rajasthan
o the Sultan of Rey-Bouba in Nigeria
* Jaroslav Baba, a Czech high jumper;
* Sahi Baba and Laghar Baba are cities in Afghanistan.
* One of the Bamileke ethnic groups of Cameroon.
* The male counterpart to the Nyonyas, Malaysian Straits-Chinese who have adopted local Malay customs, and who are known collectively as Peranakans;
* The word for "old woman" in some modern Slavic languages and in Japanese;
o Hence Baba Yaga, a witch in old Slavic mythology, also mentioned in Hungarian folklore;
* The second month of the Coptic calendar;
* The term for "Bye" in Austrian dialects of the German language;
* In fiction :
o Ali Baba of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves.
o Babar, an elephant who is the central character of his eponymous cartoon series and books;
o Urai Baba, a character in the anime series Dragon Ball and its sequels, Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball GT;
o Baba, a film by Suresh Krishna;
* Baba O'Riley - First track from the album Who's Next by British Rock and Roll group The Who;
* Baba (馬場), is a Japanese surname.
* A traditional Polish cuisine yeast cake, also known as babka
* Baba (or Babacool) also means "hippie" in French slang.
* Baba is the name of an Amsterdam Coffee Shop on Warmoesstraat.
* Baba is also a name that means bundu
2006-08-04 03:22:08
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answered by Anonymous
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Baba means "Father", its a Hindi word.
2006-08-02 20:20:56
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answered by snowy 2
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"baba" means "father" or "lord", highly respected person.
2006-08-02 21:02:30
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answered by ratri 2
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It is often used to indicate holy or highly evolved people, by prefixing or suffixing it to their actual name.
2006-08-02 20:22:41
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answered by vivekrai_8 2
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