ba·ba / ˈbäˌbä/ (also ba·ba au rhum / ō ˈrəm/ ) • n. a small rich sponge cake, typically soaked in rum-flavored syrup.ba·ba² • n. Indian, inf. 1. father (often as a proper name or as a familiar form of address). ∎  a respectful form of address for an older man: “Sit down, baba, you like tea?” ∎  (often Baba) a holy man (often as a proper name or form of address). 2. a child, esp. a male one (often in names or as an affectionate form of address).

Baba ★★★ The Father 1973

A poor boatman agrees to be the fall guy in a murder in exchange for the actual murderer supporting his family. But after 24 years in prison, the boatman finds all his sacrificing has been in vain. His daughter has become a prostitute and his son is working as one of the murderer's henchman. In Turkish with English subtitles. 95m/C VHS . TUD: Yilmaz Guney

baba A French cake supposedly invented by King Stanislas I of Poland and named after Ali Baba. ‘Rum baba’ is flavoured with rum; a French modification using a ‘secret’ syrup was called brillat‐savarin or savarin.

Bābā (Pañjābī term of endearment for old man). Sikh title given to Gurū Nānak and other saintly men regardless of age.

baba rich cake soaked in rum syrup. XIX. — F.