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Baba

🇳🇬 Nigeria Slang
Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition
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Baba definition 1

Elder or boss (Respected person)

"Baba don talk (The elder has spoken)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

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🇳🇬 Nigeria
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April 2026

↻ Similar Words

Bàbá 🇧🇯 Benin

Père (Father)

"Bàbá mi ti lọ (Mon père est parti/My father has gone)"
Baba 🇿🇦 South Africa

Ubaba (Father)

"Baba usebenza kanzima (Father works hard)"

🇳🇬 About Nigeria Slang

Nigeria has one of Africa's richest street-language traditions, blending Yoruba, Igbo, Hausa, and Pidgin English into a constantly evolving slang vocabulary used by over 220 million people.

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🌍 "Baba" Across Africa

This word is also used in 9 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Bàbá 🇧🇯 Benin

Père (Father)
Baba 🇿🇦 South Africa

Ubaba (Father)
Baba 🇹🇩 Chad

Père (Father)
Baba 🇹🇿 Tanzania

Baba wa Kizaramo (Zaramo father)
Baba 🇪🇬 Egypt

بابا - أب (Dad)
Baba 🇨🇩 DR Congo

Père (Father) - Swahili
Baba 🇹🇳 Tunisia

Baba (Father)
Baba 🇰🇪 Kenya

Baba (Father)
Baba 🇱🇾 Libya

بابا (Dad / father)

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