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, yes. I believe we should accept all actions that are carried out in good faith and with a loving heart.”
From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar
The adjoining barn on the property was transformed into a guesthouse, and Seyfried has focused on passing on her love for animals to her two children: Nina, 8, and Thomas, 5.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
In 1991, NPR’s Nina Totenberg broke the story of Anita Hill’s allegations of sexual harassment against Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas, drawing the ire of the right.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026
The property has its own illustrated map, drawn by Nina Rae Vaughn, the same artist who illustrates Disneyland’s official park maps.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
"It's the start of the end of the fire -- but the start of the crisis," said Nina Rosazza, who runs a metal factory in the Arcachon basin near Bordeaux.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
Apparently, Camille heard from Nina, who heard from Zach, that Sandy—who had been in Baton Rouge with an aunt for the last few weeks—is back in our little town.
From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender
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
During La Niña, warmer waters remain farther west, strengthening monsoon rains across parts of South and Southeast Asia.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 3, 2026
El Niño and La Niña often alternate, but sometimes we can have two of the same event back to back.
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026
Ralph coauthored a scientific paper that sought to understand specifically why 2010-11, 2016-17 and 2022-23 were very wet years in California despite the existence of La Niña.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2026
It has for its Patron Saint, a babe, Santa Niña.
From An Ohio Woman in the Philippines Giving personal experiences and descriptions including incidents of Honolulu, ports in Japan and China by Emily Bronson Conger
“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
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
There might be other niñas following the Mexican army who had brothers, but the communication of Rayas pointed to one who had lately disappeared from the camp—a circumstance identifying her with the sister of Calros.
From The Guerilla Chief And other Tales by Mayne Reid
This gentleman seeing the gitanilla, called out, "Come up here, niñas, and we will give you something."
From The Exemplary Novels of Cervantes by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
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