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bambino

[ bam-bee-noh, bahm-; Italian bahm-bee-naw ]
/ bæmˈbi noʊ, bɑm-; Italian bɑmˈbi nɔ /
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noun, plural bam·bi·nos, Italian, bam·bi·ni [bahm-bee-nee] /bɑmˈbi ni/.

a small child or baby.
an image of the infant Jesus.

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RELATED WORDS

infant, babe, nipper, tyke, tot, newborn, child, toddler, neonate, tad

Nearby words

  1. bambara,
  2. bamberg,
  3. bamberger's sign,
  4. bamberger-marie disease,
  5. bambi,
  6. bambocciata,
  7. bamboo,
  8. bamboo curtain,
  9. bamboo hair,
  10. bamboo network

Origin of bambino

1755–65; < Italian, equivalent to bamb(o) childish (perhaps orig. nursery word) + -ino diminutive suffix
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British Dictionary definitions for bambini

bambino

/ (bæmˈbiːnəʊ) /

noun plural -nos or -ni (-niː)

informal a young child, esp an Italian one
a representation of the infant Jesus

Word Origin for bambino

C18: from Italian
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Word Origin and History for bambini

bambino

n.

"little child," 1761, from Italian bambino, "baby," a diminutive of bambo "simple" (cf. Latin bambalio "dolt," Greek bambainein "to stammer"). In U.S. baseball lore, a nickname of George Herman "Babe" Ruth Jr. (1895-1948).

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