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The Polish word ''baba'' is unusually rich in meanings. In its original Proto-Slavic sense, it refers to a grandmother or, by extension, any elderly woman. In old Poland, the same word used for any peasant woman and is still used to describe a an uncouth, boorish woman. Other meanings include "female street vendor", "herbalist", "midwife" and "witch" (as in the most famous Slavic witch, Baba Yaga). A ''baba'' may even refer to a married or widowed woman of any age, as in ''moja baba'', "my wife". You can use the diminutive form ,''babka'', for a young and attractive woman, much like the ''babà'' in the Neapolitan dialect of Italian. But don't over do, because if you diminutize the word even further, you'll get ''babcia'', or "granny".