bambin

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian bambino, from onomatopoeic bambo for the first stammerings of children.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɑ̃.bɛ̃/

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Noun

bambin m (plural bambins, feminine bambine)

1. toddler (young human child)

Further reading

• “bambin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.