niña
noun
girl; child.
niña
1 American
[nee-nyah]
/ ˈni njɑ /
noun
Spanish.
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niñas
plural
Nina
2
American
[nee-nuh, nahy-]
/ ˈni nə, ˈnaɪ- /
noun
Niña
3
American
[neen-yuh, nee-nuh, nee-nyah]
/ ˈnin jə, ˈni nə, ˈni njɑ /
noun
Niña
British
/ ˈniːnə, ˈniɲa /
noun
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Oh, yeah, it was “La niña de la mochila azul” and it’s a classic Pedro Fernandez song.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2024
“I saw how people treated me by being la hija perfecta, the good student, good citizen and la niña buena,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2023
“Mi niña, mi niña mujer,” the man said, crooning a lyric from a hit song of the same name.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 6, 2021
Speaking of developments, look at that niña leaning against the church!
From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2012
“Mi niña, don’t let me hear you say the word ‘stupid’ to your uncle Bill.
From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar
La Nina years, when the central and eastern tropical Pacific is cooler than normal, were producing stronger effects than their rating suggested, and El Ninos weaker ones.
From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026
Shortly after tying the knot, the pair welcomed their first child, daughter Nina.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
Nina Marino, Alsheikh’s attorney, said her client plans to appeal the sentence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
The exiled Russian writer Nina Berberova ecstatically recalled touring Rome with Muratov as her guide: “He loved Italy and taught me to love it.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Auntie Nina buys a whole chocolate haupia pie.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
The so-called Beast from the East in 2018 actually occurred during a La Niña year, effectively the opposite of El Niño.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
Hoell and his colleagues analyzed nearly four decades of El Niño and La Niña oscillations and wildfire burn areas to understand how often the fire season mirrors the climate cycle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
The decline in the 2025 figures partly reflects an easing of the unprecedented fires of 2024, helped by cooler La Niña conditions instead of the warmer El Niño.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
During La Niña, warmer waters remain farther west, strengthening monsoon rains across parts of South and Southeast Asia.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 3, 2026
Petigru's rifle regiment, embarked, under command of that officer, on board the Niña, and steamed down to the little island upon which the Castle is situated.
From Reminiscences of Forts Sumter and Moultrie in 1860-'61 by Abner Doubleday
“Is that really you? ¿Mis niñas? ¿Mis nietecitas?” she asked happily.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
She carefully tucks her perfectly curled hair into a swim cap and then says, “Well, niñas, tell me: Do you know how to swim?”
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
His voice reached me from without— “‘Las niñas de Durango Commigo bailandas, Al cielo—!’
From The Scalp Hunters by F.A. Stewart
The tracks of riderless horses, the footsteps of walking women—tender girls and children—upon that long tiresome trail, had for me a cruel significance—those slender tiny tracks of pretty feet—pobres niñas!
From The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse by Mayne Reid
As we stood gazing with irresistible wonderment, Don Cosmé opened a side-door, and called aloud, “Niñas, niñas, ven aca!”
From The Rifle Rangers by Mayne Reid
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