Baba and similar words may refer to:

Places

* Baba mountain range, also known as ''Koh-i-Baba'', in the Hindu Kush of Afghanistan * Baba Canton, a canton in Los Ríos Province, Ecuador * Baba, Iran, a village in Kurdistan Province *

Baba, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Bowa-ye Sofla ( fa, بواي سفلي, also Romanized as Bowā-ye Soflá; also known as Bābā, Bābā Khāneh, Bovā, and Bowā-ye Pā’īn) is a village in Dehdasht-e Gharbi Rural District, in the Central District of Kohgiluyeh County, Kohgilu ...

, a village in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, Iran * Baba, Masovian Voivodeship (east-central Poland) *

Baba, Mogilno County Baba is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Mogilno, within Mogilno County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. References
Villages in Mogilno County, Baba {{Mogilno-geo-stub ...

in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship (north-central Poland) * Baba, Rypin County in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship (north-central Poland) * Baba, Greater Poland Voivodeship (west-central Poland) * Baba, a village in Horea Commune, Alba County, Romania * Baba, a village in

Coroieni Coroieni ( hu, Karulyfalva) is a commune in Maramureș County, Transylvania, Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine ...

Commune, Maramureș County, Romania * Baba, a tributary of the river

Ghelința Ghelința ( hu, Gelence, ; german: Gälänz) is a commune in Covasna County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Ghelința and Harale (''Haraly''). It formed part of the Székely Land, ethno-cultural region of the historical T ...

in Covasna County, Romania * Baba, a tributary of the river Putna in Vrancea County, Romania * Baba River (Ouham), in Central African Republic, a tributary of the

Ouham River The Ouham River is a river in Central Africa, and one of the main headwaters of the Chari River. The Ouham originates in the Central African Republic between the prefecture Nana-Mambéré and the prefecture Ouham-Pendé, crossing into Chad where i ...

* Baba River, in North Macedonia, noted for

Kolešino Falls Kolešino Falls (Macedonian language, Macedonian: Колешински Водопад) is a waterfall located above the village of Kolešino in the Novo Selo municipality, Municipality of Novo Selo in the southeastern region of North Macedonia. Fl ...

* Cape Baba, a cape in Turkey

People and characters

* Ali Baba, a character in ''Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves''

Titles and words for people

* ''baba'', a familiar term for 'father' in many languages; see Mama and papa * Baba (honorific), an honorific used in several South Asian and Middle Eastern cultures * Baba (Alevism), an Alevi religious leader

Persons

Baba (name) Baba can be a surname in a few cultures such as Japanese, Assyrian, Russian, etc. It is also a nickname for father in a few languages. Baba also translates to "father" in the Arabic and Shona languages. Note, in various Slavic languages "baba" means ...

, people with the name *

Baba clan is a Japanese samurai family which was associated with Kai Province. Papinot, Jacques Edmond Joseph. (1906). ''Dictionnaire d’histoire et de géographie du Japon''; Papinot, (2003)"Baba" at ''Nobiliare du Japon'', p. 4 retrieved 2013-4-11. Hi ...

, a Japanese samurai family that was associated with Kai Province

Folklore

Baba (goddess) Bau, also read Baba (cuneiform: 𒀭𒁀𒌑 '' dBa-U2''), was a Mesopotamian goddess. The reading of her name is a subject of debate among researchers, though Bau is considered the conventional spelling today. While initially regarded simply as a ...

or Bau, a Sumerian goddess from Lagash *

Baba (Egyptian god) Babi, also Baba, in ancient Egyptian religion, was the deification of the hamadryas baboon, one of the animals present in ancient Egypt. His name is usually translated as "bull of the baboons", roughly meaning "chief of the baboons". Since baboo ...

or Babi, an Egyptian god in the shape of a baboon * Baba Yaga, a mythical older female in Slavic folklore

Fictional characters

* Baba (''The Kite Runner''), in ''The Kite Runner'' media * Baba (''Dragon Ball''), in ''Dragon Ball'' media * Baba, in '' Redbeard'' comics *Baba ( Baba Is You)

Arts and entertainment

Films

* ''Baba'' (2000 film), a Chinese film * ''Baba'' (2002 film), a Tamil film * ''Bába'' (2008 film), a Czech short film * ''Baba'' (2012 film), an Egyptian film

Music

* "Baba", a song from '' Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie'' by Alanis Morissette

Food

Baba (cake) In many European countries, there are various traditions surrounding the use of bread during the Easter holidays. Traditionally the practice of eating Easter bread or sweetened "communion" bread traces its origin back to Byzantium and the Orthodox ...

or Babka, a Polish yeast cake *

Baba (bread) Baba () is a type of thick, round, heavy bread that is prepared either plain or with various fillings by the Naxi people of north-western Yunnan, China. It can be sweet or savory. Sometimes marketed to tourists as "Chinese pizza," it is said to h ...

, a type of bread made by the Naxi people of Yunnan, China

Other uses

* Paopi or Baba, the second month of the Coptic calendar * Kurgan stelae, anthropomorphic stone stella commonly known as baba in the East Ukraine *

Baba (yacht) The Baba 30 was the smallest craft in the range but very popular, with some 170 having been built. They were built as sturdy vessels suitable for making long offshore and ocean passages needing only a couple of people to crew the boat. Although ca ...

, a line of yachts built in Taiwan *

Baba (Pillow Pal) Pillow Pals were a line of plush toys made by Ty, Inc. during the 1990s. The toys were given their name because they were soft like a pillow, and were made with children in mind. Though many of them resembled certain Beanie Babies, those that did ...

, a Pillow Pal lamb made by Ty, Inc. * beta-Aminobutyric acid (BABA), an isomer of Aminobutyric acid * Alibaba Group Holding Limited (New York Stock Exchange stock symbol BABA)