The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

BABCI AND BABUSZKA BOTH ARE NAMES FOR GRANDMOTHER.
CIOCIA IS USED FOR AUNT AND MATAA FOR MOTHER, OJCIEC
FOR FATHER.

Submitter comment: THESE ARE NAMES THAT JULIE USES FOR HER RELATIVES. THE NAMES
FOR GRANDMOTHER ARE SIMILAR IN USE TO NANA AND GRANDMA. I'VE
SEEN ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF THE SAME WORD USE FOR GRANDMOTHER
FROM ANOTHER FRIEND WITH SIMILAR POLISH BACKGROUND WHO ALSO
LIVES IN WARREN, MICHIGAN.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; WARREN

Date learned: 00001970S