Synonyms of babushka

babushka

noun

bə-ˈbüsh-kə 

as in handkerchief

a scarf worn on the head

an elderly Russian woman with a babushka

Synonyms & Similar Words

• handkerchief
• bandanna
• mantilla
• kerchief
• madras
• shawl
• do-rag
• hankie

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of babushka

But the real standout of Lawrence’s outfit was her coordinating headscarf, draped over her head and tied under her chin like a babushka. — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 29 Feb. 2024

These women were regularly substituted and replaced, so a new face in the crowd was unlikely to draw attention from the other babushkas or from the militia. — Dawn Klavon, Peoplemag, 25 Feb. 2024

Become a Subscriber Sonia’s reproach is not the innocent hyperbole of a babushka. — Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 19 Dec. 2023

In some villages, babushkas lay down in the roads blocking Ukrainian tanks, officers said, and in one, an especially cunning babushka kept stealing the soldiers’ helmets. — Jeffrey Gettleman, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2022