"赤ん坊" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [a̠kã̠mbo̞ː] Forms: 赤ん坊 [canonical] (ruby: (あか), (ぼう)), akanbō [romanization], akanbau [romanization], あかんばう [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: Attested from the 19th century. Sound shift from slightly earlier 赤坊 (akabō), from 赤 (aka, “red”) + 坊 (-bō, “little”). Compare 赤ちゃん (aka-chan) and 赤子 (akago), both of which also allude to the reddish complexion of a newborn. Etymology templates: {{affix|ja|赤 <t:red>|-坊 <t:little>|sort=あかんぼう}} 赤 (aka, “red”) + 坊 (-bō, “little”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|あかんぼう|hhira=あかんばう}} 赤(あか)ん坊(ぼう) • (akanbō) ^(←あかんばう (akanbau)?)
  1. an infant; a baby
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