bebis

See also: bēbis

Swedish

Alternative forms

• bäbis

Etymology

From English babies, plural of baby. Several loanwords are based on English plurals: chips, keps, kex, koks, räls.

Noun

bebis c

1. a baby (very young human)

   Synonym: baby

Usage notes

Unidiomatic for animals. "Baby dogs are called puppies" would instead be put as for example "Hundens ungar kallas valpar" (The dog's young are called puppies).

Declension

Declension of bebis

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	bebis	bebis
	definite	bebisen	bebisens
plural	indefinite	bebisar	bebisars
	definite	bebisarna	bebisarnas

See also

• spädbarn

References

• bebis in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)