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
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	bebis	bebisen	bebisar	bebisarna
Genitive	bebis	bebisens	bebisars	bebisarnas

See also

• spädbarn

References

• bebis in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• bebis in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)