The kanji 婆 generally means "old woman" or "grandmother." It specifically refers to an elderly female. It can also be used more generally to refer to a woman, especially one who is a mother or has a similar nurturing role.

・On-yomi (音読み): バ (ba) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): ばあ (baa) - often used to refer to "grandmother" or "old woman".

⚫︎お婆さん Translation: Old woman; grandmother. ⚫︎祖母 Translation: Grandmother. This word can use the kanji 婆. ⚫︎老婆心 Translation: meddlesome; over solicitous.

The kanji 婆 is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字). The left side, 女 (on'na), is the radical and signifies "woman." The right side, 波 (ha), is the phonetic component, indicating the sound (though the sound value has evolved over time). Thus, it combines the meaning of "woman" with a sound element to create a character that specifically refers to an older woman. This reflects that the primary definition is related to women.