Baba
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Baba may refer to:
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[edit] Real people
- Neem Karoli Baba (?-1973), an Indian saint
- Baba Sali (1890-1984), a Moroccan-born Rabbi
- Sathya Sai Baba (1926- ), a South Indian Guru
- Meher Baba (1894-1969), a religious author
- Corneliu Baba (1906-1997), a Romanian painter
- Jaroslav Bába (1984- ), a Czech high jumper
[edit] Literature and folklore
- Ali Baba of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
- Baba, a character in Khaled Hosseini's The Kite Runner
- Baba Yaga, a witch in Slavic mythology and Hungarian folklore
- Bau (goddess), a goddess in Sumerian and Akkadian mythology
- Baba Lee (Baba), a minor Chinese actor, known for many short appearances in game shows
[edit] A title
- Derived from its original meaning of "father", the name has become a term of endearment in India, especially for religious figures or sadhus, e.g.
- Standing Baba, Hindu holy men who practice self-castigation by never sitting or lying down
- Shrii Shrii Anandamurti (1921-1990), known to his followers as Baba, was leader of the Indian socio-spiritual movement Ananda Marga.
- Sai Baba of Shirdi (1838-1918)
- Sathya Sai Baba (born circa 1926-1929), a famous Indian guru in Puttaparthi
- In Turkish, also derived from father, it is used for saints, e.g.
[edit] Cuisine
- Baba or babka, a Polish cuisine yeast cake
- Rum baba or baba au rhum is a small yeast cake saturated in liquor
- Baba ghanoush is a Middle Eastern eggplant mezze
[edit] Popular culture
- Baba Booey, a comedic alias used by Gary Dell'Abate, producer of Howard Stern's show
- Baba (Dragon Ball), a fictional character in the series Dragon Ball
- Baba Orninion is a pilot in the F-Zero series
- Baba O'Riley, first track from the album "Who's Next" by British rock group The Who
- Baba (2002 film), a Tamil movie starring Rajnikanth and Manisha Koirala, directed by Suresh Krishna
[edit] Other
- Baba is another name for Paopi, the second month of the Coptic calendar
- Baba Mountain in the Republic of Macedonia
- Babadağ, a city in Denizli. It means baba mountain
- One of the Bamileke ethnic groups of Cameroon
- Baba-Nyonya are Peranakan people in the Malaysian Straits
- The Baba 30,35 & 40 are classic yachts designed by Robert Perry
[edit] See also
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