▁n oun ▁to ▁refer ▁affection ately ▁to ▁a ▁baby . ▁ ▁In ▁gun ▁culture , ▁" B ub ba " ▁is ▁a ▁term ▁used ▁for ▁a ▁person ▁who ▁perman ently ▁al ters ▁or ▁mod ifies ▁historic ▁fire ar ms , ▁with ▁no ▁regard ▁for ▁its ▁historical ▁value . ▁ ▁In ▁Y idd ish , ▁the ▁word ▁Bob e ▁[ with ▁a ▁v owel ▁similar ▁to ▁a ▁short ened ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁v owel ▁of ▁caught ▁+ ▁beh ] ▁means ▁" grand m other " ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁address , ▁is ▁often ▁rendered ▁by ▁English ▁speak ers ▁as ▁" B ub ba " ▁or ▁" B ub bie ". ▁ ▁People ▁ ▁Nick name ▁B ub ba ▁Bro oks ▁( 1 9 2 2 - 2 0 0 2 ), ▁American ▁jazz ▁ten or ▁sa x oph on ist ▁Charles ▁" B ub ba " ▁Chan ey ▁( born ▁ 1 9 4 6 ), ▁Louisiana ▁politician ▁B ub ba ▁Church ▁( 1 9 2 4 – 2 0 0 1 ), ▁former ▁Major ▁League ▁Baseball ▁player ▁Bill ▁Cl inton ▁( born ▁ 1 9 4 6 ), ▁ 4 2 nd ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁B ub ba ▁C ros by ▁( born ▁ 1 9 7 6 ), ▁Major ▁League ▁Baseball ▁out f iel der ▁B ub ba ▁Dick erson ▁( born ▁ 1 9 8 1 ), ▁P GA ▁Tour ▁gol fer ▁Tommy ▁Fac enda ▁( born ▁ 1 9 3 9 ), ▁rock abil ly ▁singer ▁and