ж., -и 1. grandmother, grandma, granny; gran;
2. (стара жена и прен.) old woman, goody, granny;
3. (тъща) mother-in-law (o.’s wife’s mother);
4. (народна акушерка) midwife, wise woman;
5. (врачка) wise woman, sorceress, witch;
6. (презр. за мъж) woman, weakling, milksop, molly-coddle, sl. molly, old maid;
7. техн. monkey; • Баба Марта the month of March; Баба Меца Mother Bear; едно си ~а знае, едно си бае be always harping on the same string; same old stuff; the same old story; the same thing all over again; много ~и хилаво дете too many cooks spoil the broth; разправяй ги на ~а ми (си) tell that to the Jew; сляпа ~ (игра) blind man’s buff; така и ~а знае anyone/any fool can do that, that’s nothing.