बाल-बच्चे

Hindi

Etymology

Bahuvrihi compound of बाल (bāl, “children”) +‎ बच्चे (bacce, “kids”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /bɑːl.bət̪.t͡ʃeː/, [bäːl.bɐt̚.t͡ʃeː]

Noun

बाल-बच्चे • (bāl-bacce) m pl (Urdu spelling بال بچے)

1. (idiomatic) immediate family, parents and their children

Declension

Declension of बाल-बच्चे (pl-only masc ā-stem)

	plural
direct	बाल-बच्चे bāl-bacce
oblique	बाल-बच्चों bāl-baccõ
vocative	बाल-बच्चो bāl-bacco

See also

• परिवार (parivār)