Headscarf vs. Babushka — What's the Difference?

A headscarf is a scarf covering most or all of the top of a person's, usually women's, hair and head, leaving the face uncovered. A headscarf is formed of a triangular cloth or a square cloth folded into a triangle, with which the head is covered.

(in Russia) an old woman or grandmother.

A scarf worn over or around the head, often folded and tied.

A headscarf, folded triangularly and tied under the chin, traditionally worn by women in eastern Europe.

A hijab.

An elderly Russian or Polish woman, especially one who is a grandmother.

A more or less square piece of material worn over the head, typically by women, often to protect the hair, or for religious reasons.

An old woman, especially one of Eastern European descent.

A kerchief worn over the head and tied under the chin

(By association) A stereotypical, Eastern European peasant grandmother-type figure.

An old woman of Russian or Belarusian descent with unwelcome conservative and/or Orthodox Christian views.

A traditional floral headscarf worn by an Eastern European woman, tied under the chin.

Russian doll, matryoshka

A woman's headscarf folded into a triangle and tied under the chine; worn by Russian peasant women