bambino

noun

bam-ˈbē-(ˌ)nō How to pronounce bambino (audio)
Definition of bambinonext
1
as in baby
a recently born person a new mother cuddling a bambino in her lap

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2
as in kid
a young person who is between infancy and adulthood teaching one of her bambinos to ride a bike

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Recent Examples of bambino The bambino-to-be is safe in the womb of his baseball-loving mother’s belly, yet close enough to hear the pop of bat on ball during batting practice at Fenway Park. — BostonGlobe.com, 15 Aug. 2022 One hundred and twenty-five posters called for the bronze bambino to be melted down and recast into all sorts of shapes that probably would have appalled Rizzo. — Chris Brennan, Philly.com, 22 Sep. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bambino
  1. baby
  2. kid
  3. child
  4. cub
  5. infant
  6. toddler
  7. newborn
Noun
  • Try to build up your emergency reserve fund before the baby arrives.
    — Jill Schlesinger, Mercury News, 27 July 2026
  • Even a small fragment of placenta or membrane can prevent the uterus from contracting properly, failing to squeeze shut the great vessels that have spent 40 weeks surging with blood to feed a growing baby.
    — Mara Evans, STAT, 27 July 2026
Definition of baby
Noun
  • Send both members of the cool-kid clique home at the same time?
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 July 2026
  • Traci, Howe said, was ready to have kids and was happy to have a man with a stable income.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2026
Definition of kid
Noun
  • On January 24, 2023, Clancy fatally strangled her three children in the basement of their Duxbury home using exercise resistance bands.
    — Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 26 July 2026
  • If a parent or parents have multiple children who fit the requirements, each can have their own account.
    — Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
Definition of child
Noun
  • The unidentified woman took out a shotgun to try to scare away the adult bear and its two cubs from her dog but was attacked and hospitalized on July 9, according to the authorities.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 July 2026
  • Conservationists say the bears were likely taken from the wild as cubs.
    — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 8 July 2026
Definition of cub
Noun
  • On infant formula, Makary convened the world’s leading experts to modernize and expand the ingredient lists—called monographs—that the agency uses to regulate the products.
    — Avik Roy, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • One reason for the decrease may be that parents have substantial control over what infants and toddlers eat.
    — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
Definition of infant
Noun
  • Our pediatrician referred us to the Early Start Program through California's Regional Center system, the state's early intervention program for infants and toddlers with developmental delays.
    — Danielle Stephens, USA Today, 26 July 2026
  • Charging documents indicate that Abarca had a physical altercation with his ex-wife during the incident, and missing persons reports were briefly filed for both Abarca and the couple’s toddler son in the following days.
    — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2026
Definition of toddler
Noun
  • For years, the identity of the newborn was unknown, until genetic genealogy linked the child to Ritchey in 2019, leading to her arrest.
    — Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026
  • Instead, starting later this year, the muscle-wasting disease will be added to the panel of diseases that all newborns are tested for, with complete coverage expected next year.
    — Andrew Joseph, STAT, 20 July 2026
Definition of newborn

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“Bambino.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bambino. Accessed 30 Jul. 2026.

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