Translation of "Babu" into English

grandfather, grandparent, grandfather are the top translations of "Babu" into English.

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  • grandfather

    verb noun

    male grandparent

    Rudia kama ungependa, ukitumia Babu badala ya Bibi katika kila mstari wa mwisho katika kila aya.

    Repeat if desired, using grandfather in place of grandmother in the last line of each verse.

  • grandparent

    verb noun

    parent of a parent. Avoid using with P1038: add item for parent instead

    Babu na nyanya ya Pedro wamemsaidia sana kufanya maendeleo ya kiroho.

    Pedro’s grandparents have played an especially big role in his spiritual development.

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  • grandfather

    noun

    grandfather (from either side) [..]

    Alimtunza baba yake aliyezeeka, babu yangu, aliyeishi mlango uliofuta.

    She cared for her aging father, my grandfather, who lived next door.

  • ancestor

    noun

    Kwa babu zetu waanzilishi, uhuru na kujitegemea ilikuwa muhimu, lakini uelewa wao wa jumuia ulikuwa muhimu vile vile.

    For our pioneer ancestors, independence and self-reliance were vital, but their sense of community was just as important.

  • grandpa

    noun

    Mumewe Cherie—babu yangu Dell—wakati mmoja aliniambia, “Ili kuwa na ushuhuda lazima uutake.

    Cherie’s husband—my grandpa Dell—once told me, “To have a testimony, you have to want it.

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    • forebear
    • patriarch
    • category
    • character
    • quality
    • sort
    • kind
    • old man
    • grandad
    • granddad
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