Headscarf vs. Babushka

Headscarfnoun

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

‘As far as only the Qur'an itself is concerned, wearing a headscarf is neither required nor prohibited.’;

Babushkanoun

An old woman.

Headscarfnoun

a kerchief worn over the head and tied under the chin

Babushkanoun

A stereotypical Eastern European peasant grandmother type figure

Headscarf

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.

Babushkanoun

A woman’s headscarf, tied under the chin.

Babushkanoun

Russian doll, matryoshka

Babushkanoun

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

Babushkanoun

(in Russia) an old woman or grandmother.

Babushkanoun

a headscarf tied under the chin, typical of those traditionally worn by Russian women.