niño
noun
boy; child.
niño
American
[nee-nyaw, neen-yoh]
/ ˈni njɔ, ˈnin joʊ /
noun
Spanish.
niños
plural
Niño
Scientific
/ nēn′yō /
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“My grandmother would say, ‘Oye, niño, tráeme el remote control,’” he said.
From New York Times ● Mar. 29, 2016
El niño was perfect from the start, he connected so well with the fans, they loved him so much, he loved them so much … it's such a pity.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 1, 2011
Smiling, Papi replies, “Sí, niño, it’s our car.”
From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar
“His name is Hank, and he’s un niño bueno. Okay, coming over now.”
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
“You’re lucky the police chief wasn’t available to take my call, niño travieso.”
From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya
The operator of the Panama Canal cut the number of ships that can use the waterway from 36 to 34 as the return of El Niño threatens water levels.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Abatzoglou hypothesized the region’s link between wildfires and soil moisture could cause the mitigating effects of the preceding El Niño to linger longer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
El Niño forms when winds blowing over the Pacific, from the Americas toward Asia, die down, allowing warm tropic water pushed up against Asia to slosh toward the Americas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
The El Niño climate pattern materializes erratically every two to seven years and can last up to a year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
We all prayed to the Santo Niño until my brother got well.
From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez
Many have followed updates on “Los niños desaparecidosas” – the missing children - as they have been frequently described.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2024
In addition to recovering that waste, they also use bananas from their farm in Ciales, where not only guineos niños and manzano are grown, but even the once-lost Gros Michel.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 20, 2021
Saying yes can be dangerous, I’ve learned, because you could find yourself with 10 pounds of guineos niños, also known as ladyfingers.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 20, 2021
Mexico still reveres “los niños héroes” – the child heroes – who supposedly fought the invaders and then leaped from a fortress to martyrdom, clutching a flag, rather than surrender.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 1, 2017
Serafina, the doctor, the villagers, the niños, ever after, each one will stay always always in my prayers.
From "Beast Rider" by Tony Johnston & María Elena Fontanot de Rhoads
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