noun

1. A kind of sponge cake soaked in rum-flavoured syrup.

2. (esp. among people of East European ancestry) A grandmother.

3. An old woman, especially a traditional old woman from an eastern European culture.

4. (esp. among people of Indian ancestry) A father.

5. (Hinduism, Islam, Sikhism) A holy man, a spiritual leader.

6. A baby, child.

7. In baby talk, often used for a variety of words beginning with b, such as bottle or blanket.