बच्चा

See also: बच्ची

Hindi

Etymology

From Persian بچه‎ (bačče). Cognate to Sanskrit वत्स (vatsa, “boy, child, son”), both of which are from Proto-Indo-Iranian *watsás. Also see बछड़ा (bachṛā, “calf, child, boy”), which is directly from Sanskrit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bət͡ʃ.t͡ʃɑː/
• Hyphenation: बच्चा
• Rhymes: -ət͡ʃ.t͡ʃɑː

Noun

बच्चा • (baccā) m (feminine बच्ची, Urdu spelling بچہ‎)

1. child, baby

   यह तो एक बच्चा भी जानता है।

   yah to ek baccā bhī jāntā hai.

   Even a child knows this.

2. young (of an animal)

   हिरण के बच्चे घास में छिपते हैं‌।

   hiraṇ ke bacce ghās mẽ chipte ha͠i‌.

   Fawns (the young of deer) hide in the grass.

Declension

Declension of बच्चा
	Singular	Plural
Direct	बच्चा (baccā)	बच्चे (bacce)
Oblique	बच्चे (bacce)	बच्चों (baccõ)
Vocative	बच्चे (bacce)	बच्चो (bacco)

Synonyms

• (child): बाल (bāl), लड़का (laṛkā)
• (baby): शिशु (śiśu)

Hypernyms

• (child, baby): व्यक्ति (vyakti), मनुष्य (manuṣya), मानस (mānas)
• (young): जानवर (jānvar), जंतु (jantu)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “बच्चा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons
• Platts, John T. (1884), “बच्चा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & co.

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Nepali

Noun

बच्चा • (baccā)

1. child
2. baby, newborn