Buba (בובה) means doll in Hebrew.
It can also mean puppet. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
doll, puppet
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Buba.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1חומר המעוצב בדמות כלשהי, המשמש לצעצוע, לקישוט או לפולחן.
- 2כינוי חיבה לעלמה.
- 3בהשאלהכינוי למישהו המנוהל בהיחבא על ידי אדם אחר.
The word Buba is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- בֻּבָּה
- Written without vowel points
- בובה
- Said
- buba
- Root
- ב־ב־ב
- Pattern
- קֻטְלָה
- Plural
- בֻּבּוֹת
- Inflections
- בֻּבַּת־; ר' בֻּבּוֹת; ז' בֹּב; ז"ר בֻּבּים
- Gematria
- 15
This is how Buba is said in other languages.
- English
- doll, puppet
- Arabic
- دمية
- Russian
- кукла, лялька
- French
- poupée
- Spanish
- muñeca, títere
- German
- Puppe
These words mean nearly the same as Buba.
- גולם
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Buba.
The word Buba is part of these phrases and sayings.
- בובה מכנית
- בובת גרב
- בובת וודו
- בובת קש
- בובת שלג
- תאטרון בובות
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words come before and after Buba in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Buba.
What does Buba (בובה) mean in Hebrew?
Buba (בובה) means doll and puppet. It is said buba, with the stress on ba.
What is a synonym for Buba (בובה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Buba (בובה) are גולם.
What rhymes with Buba (בובה)?
Words that rhyme with Buba (בובה) include אצבע, צבע, ארבע, סיבה, מרובע, and מסיבה.
Is Buba (בובה) masculine or feminine?
The word Buba (בובה) is a feminine noun, and its plural is בֻּבּוֹת.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry בבה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.