ババ
Meanings
Noun
Usually written in kana
1. old woman
2. joker (card)
when read as "ばば, ババ"
Pitch accent
Used in vocabulary (12 in total)
old maid (card game); living without one's mother-in-law
to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad side of a bargain; (lit.) to draw the joker (i.e. when playing Old Maid)
old-maidish (esp. of fashion); old-womanish