снігова баба {snihova baba} = snowman in Ukrainian
In most of the languages, unless they are gender-neuter, the word “snowman” is masculine. It is slightly different in East Slavic languages. They have a feminine and masculine term.
feminine / masculine
Ukrainian: снігова баба {snihova baba} / сніговик {snihovyk}
Belarusian: снежная баба {snježnaja baba} / снегавік {snjehavik}
Russian: снежная баба {snežnaja baba} / снеговик {snegovik}
The word “баба” in the East Slavic languages (and not only) in contemporary usage is pejorative and means “woman”.
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