Baba

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)
• Baba Haruna (born 2002), Ghanaian footballer
• Baba Sehgal, Indian rapper (born 1965)
• Baba Raila Odinga, an honorary informal title to former Prime Minister of Kenya (1945–2025)
• Azam Cheema (1953–2024), also known as Baba or Babaji, Pakistani Lashkar-e-Taiba militant

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