Baba can mean:

• Beb, an Egyptian god;
• The word "father" in several languages, including Albanian, Urdu, etc.;
• Sai Baba of Shirdi (1838?-1918);
• Bala Sai Baba an Indian guru;
• Sathya Sai Baba (born circa 1926-1929), a famous Indian guru in Puttaparthi;
• The male counterpart to the Nyonyas, Malaysian Straits-Chinese who have adopted local Malay customs, and who are known collectively as Peranakans;
• Baba Yaga, a witch in old Slavic mythology, also mentioned in Hungarian folklore;
• The word for "old woman" in some modern Slavic languages;
• Urai Baba , a character in the anime series Dragon Ball and its sequels, Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball GT;
• The second month of the Coptic calendar;
• The term for "Bye" in the Austrian German language ;
• Babar, an elephant who is the central character of his eponymous cartoon series and books;
• Baba, Afghanistan ;
• One of the Bamileke ethnic groups of Cameroon.

See also: baba ganoush, a Middle Eastern meal