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audio ni·ño -ña

adj.
  1. (joven) young, childlike
  2. figurative (impulsivo) immature, childish
  3. (inexperto) inexperienced
m. & f.
  1. (muchacho) child
  2. South America master (used by servants)
  3. Chile scoundrel
m.
(muchacho) boy
f.
  1. (muchacha) girl
  2. (del ojo) pupil (of the eye)

Idioms:
de niño
as a child
desde niño
from childhood
El Niño
El Niño, cold Pacific current
La Niña
La Niña, warm Pacific current
niño explorador
Boy Scout
niño gótico
colloquial showoff
niño mimado
spoiled child
niño prodigio
child prodigy
niños
children
Inflected Forms: niña - adje
niñas - adje
niños - adje
niñas - femi
niños - masc

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