bambino

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Contents 1 Italian 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Descendants

[edit] Italian

[edit] Etymology

From onomatopoeia bambo for the first stammerings of children.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: [bamˈbino]

[edit] Noun

bambino m. (plural bambini) (feminine: bambina)

1. child, baby, toddler (of unspecified sex)
2. (baby) boy, young boy
3. Breed of short hairless cats

[edit] Descendants

• French: bambin