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'''Baba''' and similar words may refer to:

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== 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, Alba|Horea]] Commune, [[Alba County]], Romania
* Baba, a village in [[Coroieni]] Commune, [[Maramureș County]], Romania
* Baba, a tributary of the river [[Ghelința River|Ghelința]] in [[Covasna County]], Romania
* Baba, a tributary of the river [[Putna (Siret)|Putna]] in [[Vrancea County]], Romania

=== Other countries ===
* [[Achi Baba]] (Turkish: Alçıtepe), a height dominating the Gallipoli Peninsula in Turkey, located in Çanakkale Province
* [[Zeze Station]], formerly named Baba Station, a railway station in Baba, Otsu City, Japan
* [[Baba Amr]], a city district in southwestern Homs in central Syria
* [[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 Ramazan]] (Persian: بابارمضان, also Romanized as Bābā Ramaẕān), a village in Hezarmasjed Rural District, in the Central District of Kalat County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran
* [[Baba Gurgur]] (Arabic: بابا كركر, Kurdish: بابە گوڕگوڕ ,Babagurgur), an oil field and gas flame near the city of Kirkuk, which was the first to be discovered in Northern Iraq
* [[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
* [[Imbaba]], a working-class neighbourhood in Egypt

==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
* [[Sarı Saltık]] alternatively spelled as Sarı Saltuk and also referred as Sarı Saltuk Baba or Dede, was a 13th-century Alevi Turkish dervish, venerated as a saint by the Bektashi Sufi Muslims in the Balkans
* [[Somunju Baba|Shaykh Hamid-i Vali]] (Turkish: Şeyh Hamid-i Veli) (1331–1412), better known by his sobriquet Somunju Baba (Turkish: Somuncu Baba), was an ascetic teacher of Islam in [[Bursa]], Turkey
* [[Ramdev|Baba Ramdev]], Indian [[Sivananda (yoga teacher)|''Yog Guru'']] (born 1965)
* [[Telli Baba]], a Muslim saint and Shaykh of the Qadiri Sufi order buried on the Bosphorus coast in the Sarıyer district of Istanbul
* [[Koyunbaba]] (or Seyit Ali) was a saint who lived in the city of Osmancık in Çorum Province, Turkey
* Sayaka Baba, a Japanese singer and actress, former member of [[HKT48]]
* [[Sai Baba of Shirdi|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)
* [[Raila Odinga|Baba Raila Odinga]], an honarary informal title to former Prime Minister of Kenya (1945-2025)

=== Folklore ===
* [[Baba (goddess)]] or Bau, a Sumerian goddess from [[Lagash]]
* [[Baba (Egyptian god)]] or Babi, an Egyptian god in the shape of a baboon
* [[Baba Yaga]], a mythical older female in Slavic folklore
* [[Baba Tomor]] or Baba Tomorr ('Father Tomorr'), a name of the father god, used in central Albanian mythology and folklore to refer to the father of gods and humans
* [[Baba Marta]] (Bulgarian: Баба Марта, "Granny March"), a name of the Bulgarian mythical figure who brings with her the end of the cold winter and the beginning of the spring
* [[Arikura-no-baba]] (蟻鞍の婆, ant-saddle hag), a Japanese character from the folklore of Gifu Prefecture
* [[Oshiroibabā]] (Japanese: 白粉ばばあ; lit. "oshiroi (white facial powder) old woman") or Oshiroibabā-san (白粉ばあさん), a Japanese yōkai old woman from the Totsukawa river in Yoshino District, Nara Prefecture
* [[Amazake-babaa]] ({{ruby|甘|あま}}{{ruby|酒|ざけ}}{{ruby|婆|ばばあ}}, [[amazake]] [[hag]]) or '''amazake banbā''', a Japanese old woman yōkai from the [[folklore]] of Miyagi Prefecture and Aomori Prefecture
* [[Mikaribaba]] (箕借り婆), a Japanese yōkai of a one-eyed old woman in stories and customs of the Kantō region
* [[Noel Baba]] (Father Noel), a Turkish and Arabic version of Père Noël, which is a widely celebrated figure for New Year celebrations, substituting Christmas Holiday in predominantly Christian countries

=== Fictional characters ===
* [[Baba (The Kite Runner)|Baba (''The Kite Runner'')]], a character in ''The Kite Runner'' media
* [[Baba (Dragon Ball)|Baba (''Dragon Ball'')]], a character in ''Dragon Ball'' media
* Baba, a character in [[Redbeard (comics)|''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 ''[[List of Bastard!! characters|Bastard!!]]''
* An Baba (馬場杏), a character Japanese animation in ''[[List of The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You characters|The 100 Girlfriends]]''
* Yubaba (湯婆婆), a character Japanese animation in ''[[Sprited Away]]''
* Kiyoshi Baba (馬場清), a character Japanese animation in ''[[Hinamatsuri (manga)|Hinamatsuri]]''
* Ippei Baba (馬場一平), a Japanese actor in the film ''[[Gridman the Hyper Agent]]''
* Kana Baba (馬場カナ), a Japanese actress in the film ''[[Gridman the Hyper Agent]]''
* Hiroshi Baba (馬場寛司), a Japanese actor in the film ''[[Gridman the Hyper Agent]]''
* Ayako Baba (馬場彩子), a Japanese actress in the film ''[[Gridman the Hyper Agent]]''
* Yoshio Baba (馬場芳郎), a character Japanese animation in ''[[List of A Certain Magical Index characters|A Certain Magical Index]]''
* Sunakake Babaa (砂かけ婆), a character Japanese animation in ''[[GeGeGe no Kitarō]]''

== Arts and entertainment ==

=== Films ===
* [[Baba (2000 film)|''Baba'' (2000 film)]], a Chinese film
* [[Baba (2002 film)|''Baba'' (2002 film)]], an Indian Tamil-language film starring Rajinikanth
* [[Bába (2008 film)|''Bába'' (2008 film)]], a Czech short film
* [[Baba (2012 film)|''Baba'' (2012 film)]], an Egyptian film

=== Music ===
* "Baba", a song from ''[[Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie]]'' by Alanis Morissette
* "Baba", a song from [[Kelly Key (2001 album)|the 2001 self-titled Kelly Key album]]

== Food ==
* [[Baba (cake)]] or Babka, a Polish yeast cake
* [[Baba (bread)]], a type of bread made by the Naxi people of Yunnan, China

== Other uses ==
* [[Sozenji Baba]], a 1928 Japanese film
* [[Adauchi sōzenji baba]], a 1957 Japanese film
* [[Paopi]] or Baba, the second month of the Coptic calendar
* [[Kurgan stelae]], anthropomorphic stone stella commonly known as baba in the East Ukraine
* [[Onibaba (film)|Onibaba]], a 1964 Japanese horror film
* [[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)
* [[Takadanobaba]], a neighborhood in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
* [[Prank of Bardakçı Baba]] ("master glass maker" in Turkish), consisted of the creation of a fake tomb of a Sufi mystic who never existed, in Istanbul's Fulya quarter

== See also ==
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* [[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
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