Baba and similar words may refer to:

Places

Poland

  • Baba, Masovian Voivodeship (east-central Poland)
  • Baba, Mogilno County in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship (north-central Poland)
  • Baba, Rypin County in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship (north-central Poland)
  • Baba, Greater Poland Voivodeship (west-central Poland)

Romania

  • Baba, a village in Horea Commune, Alba County, Romania
  • Baba, a village in Coroieni Commune, Maramureș County, Romania
  • Baba, a tributary of the river Ghelința in Covasna County, Romania
  • Baba, a tributary of the river Putna in Vrancea County, Romania

Other countries

  • Baba (Serbia) (), a mountain in central Serbia, east of the city of Paraćin
  • Baba (North Macedonia) ( or Baba Mountain, )
  • Baba Station, the former name of Zeze Station, a railway station in Baba, Otsu City, Japan
  • Baba mountain range, also known as Koh-i-Baba, in the Hindu Kush of Afghanistan
  • Baba Bakala, a historical town and tehsil in the Amritsar district in Punjab, India
  • Baba Canton, a canton in Los Ríos Province, Ecuador
  • Baba, Iran, a village in Kurdistan Province
  • Baba, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad, a village in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, Iran
  • 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), people with the name
  • Babá (disambiguation), people with the name
  • Gül Baba (disambiguation), people with the name
  • Yutaka Baba (disambiguation), Japanese people with the name
  • Baba Yaga (disambiguation), people with the name
  • Baba clan, a Japanese samurai family that was associated with Kai Province
  • Baba Rexheb (1901–1995), an Albanian Muslim scholar and Sufi
  • Ramdev Baba (born 1965), Indian yoga teacher
  • Sayaka Baba, a Japanese singer and actress, former member of HKT48
  • Sai Baba, Indian mystic (1838–1918)
  • Baba Farid, Punjabi Muslim preacher and mystic (1188 – 1266)
  • Baba Hari Dass, Indian yogi and writer (1923–2018)

Folklore

  • Baba (goddess) or Bau, a Sumerian goddess from Lagash
  • Baba (Egyptian god) or Babi, an Egyptian god in the shape of a baboon

Fictional characters

  • Baba (The Kite Runner), a character in The Kite Runner media
  • Baba (Dragon Ball), a character in Dragon Ball media
  • Baba, a character Indonesian drama series in Aladin & Alakadam
  • Baba, a character in Redbeard comics
  • Baba, a character in Puffin Rock
  • Baba, the player character in Baba Is You
  • Baba (オババ), a character Japanese animation in Bastard!!

Arts and entertainment

Films

  • Baba (2000 film), a Chinese film
  • Baba (2002 film), an Indian Tamil-language film starring Rajinikanth
  • 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
  • "Baba", a song from the 2001 self-titled Kelly Key album

Food

  • Baba (cake) or Babka, a Polish yeast cake
  • Rum baba, a small yeast cake saturated in syrup made with hard liquor, usually rum
  • Baba (bread), 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), a line of yachts built in Taiwan
  • Baba (Pillow Pal), 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)

See also

  • Ali Baba (disambiguation)
  • BA (disambiguation)
  • BA2 (disambiguation)
  • Babaji (disambiguation)
  • Bhabha (disambiguation)
  • Babai (disambiguation)
  • Babar (disambiguation)
  • Babu (disambiguation)
  • Babo (disambiguation)
  • Babul (disambiguation)
  • Baba Ahmad (disambiguation)
  • Baba Mountain (disambiguation)
  • Baba Nation, a Norwegian soul/funk band
  • Baba Vanga (1911–1996), a Bulgarian mystic known as Grandmother (Baba) Vanga
  • Baba Zula (also stylized as BaBa ZuLa), a Turkish alternative musical group
  • Standing Baba, a Hindu who has vowed to stand
  • Baba ghanoush, a Middle Eastern eggplant dish
  • Rum baba, a cake saturated in rum
  • Godman (India)
  • Peranakan, an ethnic group in Southeast Asia also known as Baba-Nyonya
  • Baba is You, a puzzle game released in 2019