noun
- A grandmother, especially a Jewish grandmother; used as a term of affection or respect.
Usage: informal; Yiddish origin; often capitalized when used as a title or form of address
Examples
- My bubbe taught me how to make matzo ball soup.
- Bubbe always had candy in her purse for the grandchildren.
- She called her grandmother Bubbe, as was the family tradition.
- The recipe came from my bubbe's kitchen in Brooklyn.
- Every Sunday we would visit Bubbe for dinner.