1. A grandmother, especially in Yiddish-speaking families; a term of endearment for an older female relative.
Usage: informal; chiefly North American; from Yiddish

Examples

• My bubbie taught me how to make her famous chicken soup.
• We visited bubbie every Sunday after synagogue.
• Bubbie always had candy in her purse for the grandchildren.
• She called her grandmother bubbie, just as her mother had.
• The children ran to greet their bubbie at the door.