"maban" meaning in Welsh

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Noun

Forms: mabanod [plural], mabanau [plural]
Etymology: From Middle Welsh maban. By surface analysis, mab (“son”) + -an (diminutive suffix). Etymology templates: {{inh|cy|wlm|maban}} Middle Welsh maban, {{surf|cy|mab|-an|pos2=diminutive suffix|t1=son}} By surface analysis, mab (“son”) + -an (diminutive suffix) Head templates: {{cy-noun|m|mabanod|pl2=mabanau}} maban m (plural mabanod or mabanau)
  1. baby, infant Tags: masculine Synonyms: baban, babi Derived forms: mabanaidd (english: infantile), mabandod (english: infancy)
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "wlm",
        "3": "maban"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Welsh maban",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "mab",
        "3": "-an",
        "pos2": "diminutive suffix",
        "t1": "son"
      },
      "expansion": "By surface analysis, mab (“son”) + -an (diminutive suffix)",
      "name": "surf"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Welsh maban. By surface analysis, mab (“son”) + -an (diminutive suffix).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mabanod",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mabanau",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "mabanod",
        "pl2": "mabanau"
      },
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      "name": "cy-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Welsh terms suffixed with -an",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "cy",
          "name": "Babies",
          "orig": "cy:Babies",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "english": "infantile",
          "translation": "infantile",
          "word": "mabanaidd"
        },
        {
          "english": "infancy",
          "translation": "infancy",
          "word": "mabandod"
        }
      ],
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        "baby, infant"
      ],
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          "baby"
        ],
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          "infant",
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        ]
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        {
          "word": "baban"
        },
        {
          "word": "babi"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "maban"
}
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  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "infantile",
      "translation": "infantile",
      "word": "mabanaidd"
    },
    {
      "english": "infancy",
      "translation": "infancy",
      "word": "mabandod"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "wlm",
        "3": "maban"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Welsh maban",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "mab",
        "3": "-an",
        "pos2": "diminutive suffix",
        "t1": "son"
      },
      "expansion": "By surface analysis, mab (“son”) + -an (diminutive suffix)",
      "name": "surf"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Welsh maban. By surface analysis, mab (“son”) + -an (diminutive suffix).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mabanod",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mabanau",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "mabanod",
        "pl2": "mabanau"
      },
      "expansion": "maban m (plural mabanod or mabanau)",
      "name": "cy-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Welsh",
  "lang_code": "cy",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Welsh countable nouns",
        "Welsh entries with incorrect language header",
        "Welsh lemmas",
        "Welsh masculine nouns",
        "Welsh nouns",
        "Welsh nouns with red links in their headword lines",
        "Welsh terms derived from Middle Welsh",
        "Welsh terms inherited from Middle Welsh",
        "Welsh terms suffixed with -an",
        "cy:Babies"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "baby, infant"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "baby",
          "baby"
        ],
        [
          "infant",
          "infant"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "baban"
        },
        {
          "word": "babi"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "maban"
}

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