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 (ruins) (Czech: Zřícenina Baba), a 17th-century winepress and an imitation of a castle ruin in Prague in the Czech Republic 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 Achi Baba, a height dominating the Gallipoli Peninsula in Turkey 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, Indonesian politician , Indonesian great scholar from Sultanate of Aceh 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 "Baba", a single from the 2025 album Ebtadena by Amr Diab

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 Trosky Castle, One of the two towers on the famous Gothic castle ruins in the Bohemian Paradise is named Baba (while the taller one is Panna) 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