bambino

[ bam-bee-noh, bahm-; Italian bahm-bee-naw ]
/ bæmˈbi noʊ, bɑm-; Italian bɑmˈbi nɔ /

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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Origin of bambino

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

Words nearby bambino

bambara, bamberg, bamberger's sign, bamberger-marie disease, bambi, bambino, bambocciata, bamboo, bamboo curtain, bamboo hair, bamboo network
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Words related to bambini

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

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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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