niño

See also: nino, Nino, and El Niño

Galician

Alternative forms

nío

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese nio, from Latin nīdus (“nest”), from Proto-Italic *nizdos (“nest”), from Proto-Indo-European *nisdós (“nest”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈniɲo̝/

Noun

niño m (plural niños)

1. nest

References

• “niño” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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Spanish

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *ninnus, probably imitative of infantile language, also could have originated from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin minimus. Compare also Italian nino. Compare English nun for an English word that is formed similarly from imitative origin of infantile speech, as well as possibly nanny and nana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈniɲo/ [ˈni.ɲo]

Noun

niño m (plural niños, feminine niña, feminine plural niñas) (diminutive niñito)

1. child; boy, girl

Synonyms

• chaval
• chavo
• chico
• infante

Antonyms

• adulto

Derived terms

• aniñar
• El Niño
• locos y niños dicen la verdad
• niño probeta
• niño soldado
• niñajo
• robaniños
• Santo Niño

See also

• muchacho
• nene

Further reading

• Template:R:DRAE 2001