bàbá ìyá noun /bà.bá ì.já/
àbá èyé (alternative), bàbáyá (alternative), àbáyé (alternative)
Definitions
  1. maternal grandfather
Etymology
From bàbá (“father”) + ìyá (“mother”), "Mother's father".
Component words
Derived from
Source: Wiktionary, where this word is spelled “baba iya”. Reference: en-baba_iya-yo-noun-xiukPNPc