"いないいないばあ" meaning in Japanese

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Interjection

IPA: [ina̠iːna̠iba̠ː] Forms: inai-inai-bā [romanization], winaiwinaibaa [romanization], ゐないゐないばあ [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: いない (inai) + いない (inai) + ばあ (bā). Literally, “(hiding oneself) I'm not here — I'm not here — (showing oneself) baa!” Etymology templates: {{com-ja|いない||いない||ばあ}} いない (inai) + いない (inai) + ばあ (bā), {{m-g|(hiding oneself) I'm not here — I'm not here — (showing oneself) baa!}} “(hiding oneself) I'm not here — I'm not here — (showing oneself) baa!”, {{lit|(hiding oneself) I'm not here — I'm not here — (showing oneself) baa!}} Literally, “(hiding oneself) I'm not here — I'm not here — (showing oneself) baa!” Head templates: {{ja-pos|interjection|いない-いない-ばあ|hhira=ゐないゐないばあ}} いないいないばあ • (inai-inai-bā) ^(←ゐないゐないばあ (winaiwinaibaa)?)
  1. peek-a-boo Wikipedia link: ja:いないいないばあ
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      "name": "com-ja"
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      "name": "lit"
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  "etymology_text": "いない (inai) + いない (inai) + ばあ (bā). Literally, “(hiding oneself) I'm not here — I'm not here — (showing oneself) baa!”",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "inai-inai-bā",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "winaiwinaibaa",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ゐないゐないばあ",
      "roman": "winaiwinaibaa",
      "tags": [
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        "historical"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "interjection",
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      "ipa": "[ina̠iːna̠iba̠ː]"
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      "expansion": "いない (inai) + いない (inai) + ばあ (bā)",
      "name": "com-ja"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "(hiding oneself) I'm not here — I'm not here — (showing oneself) baa!"
      },
      "expansion": "“(hiding oneself) I'm not here — I'm not here — (showing oneself) baa!”",
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        "1": "(hiding oneself) I'm not here — I'm not here — (showing oneself) baa!"
      },
      "expansion": "Literally, “(hiding oneself) I'm not here — I'm not here — (showing oneself) baa!”",
      "name": "lit"
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      "form": "inai-inai-bā",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "winaiwinaibaa",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ゐないゐないばあ",
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      "tags": [
        "hiragana",
        "historical"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "interjection",
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "[ina̠iːna̠iba̠ː]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "いないいないばあ"
}

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