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Where does “baba” come from?

baba (Portuguese) comes from Vulgar Latin baba — drooling, infantile talk; drool, spit.

baba (Portuguese): nanny; babysitter

Definitions

  1. nanny; babysitter

Ancestry of “baba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinbabadrooling, infantile talk; drool, spit
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