#Babar
- Babar — The name of a famous fictional character, an anthropomorphic elephant dressed in an elegant green suit, created by French author Jean de Brunhoff in 1931 in the book 'Histoire de Babar'. Having become the king of elephants, the character promotes values of civilization, family, and social order in children's literature, being globally adapted into successful animated series. In a secondary historical context, it represents a graphic variant or alternative transliteration for Babur (1483–1530), the famous emperor and founder of the Mughal Empire in India.
- Babarca — A rare regional term used in certain rural dialects within the southern or western Romanian regions to designate an improvised hut, a rudimentary shelter covered with reeds or branches, or a narrow, dilapidated household outbuilding. By popular or pejorative semantic extension, the word can also refer to a small, old, degraded watercraft or a worn-out, torn, and shapeless garment.
- Sexual act (vulgar) — A slang term with highly vulgar or licentious nuances, utilized in clandestine daily language. In its most widespread and explicit sense, it designates the sexual act or copulation. Secondarily or through metaphorical extension in street jargon, the term can refer to a severe beating, a physical punishment, or, in old criminal slang, to the act of stealing, pilfering, or cheating someone.
- Babareasca — A rare regional term used in certain Romanian rural communities to designate an elderly woman who performs a specific traditional role, such as an empirical midwife, folk healer, or organizer of feminine folkloric rituals. Additionally, the term can be utilized as an archaic form of ethnic or geographical identification, referring to a woman of Bavarian origin or from a specific historical region, phonetically adapted into local dialects.
- Old hag — A regional or archaic term with depreciative nuances used to describe an elderly woman, a hunchbacked, nagging crone, or someone with a severely degraded physical appearance. As an adjective, it qualifies things or behaviors specific to an old woman in an exaggerated, hideous, or superstitious manner. Within highly restricted linguistic contexts, the word can also refer to a local grape variety or a type of large, dense traditional pastry baked in special clay molds.
- Old patriarch — A rare regional and augmentative term used in certain rural communities to designate a very old man, an imposing elder, or an advanced-aged family patriarch who maintains massive authority within the household. The word carries an expressive nuance that blends archaic respect for a patriarch with a touch of folk irony regarding his heavy physical traits or his extremely stubborn behavior.
- Awesome (slang) — A slang and familiar term used in modern urban jargon to describe something excellent, great, remarkable, of very high quality, or of impressive size. When referencing a person, it designates a capable, influential individual, a respected leader, or a boss within a specific group (sometimes used as an honorific peer-to-peer form of address). The word carries a strongly positive, expressive, and appreciative connotation in youth informal communication.
- Babaruga — A rare regional and popular name used in certain areas of the country to designate the ladybug (ladybird) or, in other dialects, a type of small black ground beetle. Additionally, the term survives in children's folklore as a rhyming element in traditional chants meant to invoke the opening of the insect's wings, loaded with playful and archaic magical connotations related to weather forecasting or bringing good luck.
- Advanced old age — The state, condition, or behavior specific to an old woman (babă); advanced old age characterized by physical fragility, rigorous adherence to domestic traditions, and a tendency to practice folk healing or recount historical tales. In an archaic collective sense, it was sometimes used to designate a group of grandmothers or midwives gathered at a rural social hive.