babushka

noun4

1. •
   An Eastern European old woman.

   • There was a 92-year-old babushka who was injured, and we put her on the stretcher and helped get her out. — 2023
2. •
   A Russian grandmother.

   • I tell thee what, Babushka! I have no time to waste with thee in idle words. — 1834
3. •
   A traditional floral headscarf worn by an Eastern European woman, tied under the chin.

   • “Say hello to old Stanley,” he called as she pattered down the steps into the street, flung a babushka over her license plate and screeched away down Telegraph. — 1966
4. •
   A Russian doll, a matryoshka.