amorino

[ am-uh-ree-noh; Italian ah-maw-ree-naw ]

noun

, Fine Arts.

, plural a·mo·ri·ni [am-, uh, -, ree, -nee].

1. a putto represented as an infant cupid.

Word History and Origins

Origin of amorino¹

1855–60; < Italian, equivalent to amor ( e ) love ( amoretto ) + -ino diminutive suffix (< Latin -īnus adj. suffix)

Example Sentences

Lawyers for Delores Amorino filed legal documents Wednesday that claimed her now 19-year-old daughter is responsible for assaulting the 78-year-old woman.

From Seattle Times

The filing comes a few weeks after a judge found Amorino was competent to stand trial but her daughter wasn’t.

From Seattle Times

Authorities have said the two women beat Amorino’s mother and held her captive during an August 2017 attack in their Youngwood home.

From Seattle Times

Lawyers for Delores Amorino filed legal documents Wednesday that claimed her now 19-year-old daughter is responsible for assaulting the 78-year-old woman.

From Washington Times

The filing comes a few weeks after a judge found Amorino was competent to stand trial but her daughter wasn’t.

From Washington Times