nzmaa to Greentext@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 3 个月前hmmm 😈imagemessage-square54fedilinkarrow-up1484arrow-down122cross-posted to: greentext@lemmy.ml4chan@lemmy.world
arrow-up1462arrow-down1imagehmmm 😈nzmaa to Greentext@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 3 个月前message-square54fedilinkcross-posted to: greentext@lemmy.ml4chan@lemmy.world
minus-squaretaiyang@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·3 个月前So apparently it can be both Grandma and baby, and I have no idea why. I did double check, though.
minus-squaresamus12345@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-23 个月前“Bubbe” only meant grandmother originally. The “baby” meaning almost certainly comes from it being a false cognate with the English word.
So apparently it can be both Grandma and baby, and I have no idea why. I did double check, though.
“Bubbe” only meant grandmother originally. The “baby” meaning almost certainly comes from it being a false cognate with the English word.