"niño" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /ˈniɲo/, [ˈni.ɲo] Forms: niños [plural], niña [feminine], niñas [feminine, plural], niñito [diminutive]
Rhymes: -iɲo Etymology: Inherited from Vulgar Latin *ninnus, probably imitative of infantile language; also could have originated from Latin minimus. Compare also Italian nino and Sicilian nicu. Compare English nun for an English word that is formed similarly from imitative origin of infantile speech, as well as possibly nanny and nana. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|es|VL.|*ninnus|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Vulgar Latin *ninnus, {{inh+|es|VL.|*ninnus}} Inherited from Vulgar Latin *ninnus, {{der|es|la|minimus}} Latin minimus, {{cog|it|nino}} Italian nino, {{cog|scn|nicu}} Sicilian nicu, {{m+|en|nun}} English nun, {{m|en|nanny}} nanny, {{m|en|nana}} nana Head templates: {{es-noun|m|f=+}} niño m (plural niños, feminine niña, feminine plural niñas)
  1. child, boy Wikipedia link: es:niño Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Age, Children Synonyms: chaval, chavo, chico, huerco, infante Related terms: muchacho, nene

Inflected forms

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