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• niña
  niña

  noun

  girl; child.
• Nina
  Nina

  noun

  a female given name, Russian form of Anna.
• Niña
  Niña

  noun

  one of the three ships under the command of Columbus when he made his first voyage of discovery to America in 1492.

niña

¹ American  

[nee-nyah] / ˈni njɑ /

noun

Spanish.

niñas plural

1. girl; child.

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Nina ² American  

[nee-nuh, nahy-] / ˈni nə, ˈnaɪ- /

noun

1. a female given name, Russian form of Anna.

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Niña ³ American  

[neen-yuh, nee-nuh, nee-nyah] / ˈnin jə, ˈni nə, ˈni njɑ /

noun

1. one of the three ships under the command of Columbus when he made his first voyage of discovery to America in 1492.

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Niña British  

/ ˈniːnə, ˈniɲa /

noun

1. one of the three ships commanded by Columbus in 1492

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• niñas
  plural

Example Sentences

Nina and Cody, ecstatic about visiting their neighborhood splash pad, run through fountains and hop in kiddie pools, but protagonist JJ is a bit more skeptical.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

There is also a heavy emphasis on celebrated voices of protest in music including Woody Guthrie, Bob Dylan, Nina Simone, Public Enemy, Kendrick Lamar and Springsteen himself.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

“In-home care is the most underestimated and unanticipated cost,” says Nina Pflumm Herndon, president of the Aging Life Care Association.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

Nina Turner, another former Sanders adviser, simply tweeted, “Do something.”

From Slate • Apr. 8, 2026

Webb promised he wouldn’t tell anyone, but does that apply to Nina?

From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner