hmmm 😈 - eviltoast
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    3 months ago

    So apparently it can be both Grandma and baby, and I have no idea why. I did double check, though.

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      3 months ago

      “Bubbe” only meant grandmother originally. The “baby” meaning almost certainly comes from it being a false cognate with the English word.