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bambino

American  
[bam-bee-noh, bahm-, bahm-bee-naw] / bæmˈbi noʊ, bɑm-, bɑmˈbi nɔ /

noun

plural

bambinos,

plural

bambini

  1. a small child or baby.

  2. an image of the infant Jesus.

bambino British  
/ bæmˈbiːnəʊ /

noun

  1. informal a young child, esp an Italian one

  2. a representation of the infant Jesus

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Usage

What does bambino mean? Bambino is the Italian word for a "male child or baby." It can also be used as a nickname or term of endearment for a man more generally.

Etymology

Origin of bambino

1755–65; < Italian, equivalent to bamb ( o ) childish (perhaps originally nursery word) + -ino diminutive suffix

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