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as in baby
a recently born person
a new mother cuddling a bambino in her lap
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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.
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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
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
Noun
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This isn't the first time a crying baby at a tennis match has sparked online discussion.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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They're known as man's best friends, fur babies, pooches.—
Juliana Kim,
NPR,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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And just traveling the world with my kids and my wife, and being able to eat and explore different flavors with them, has turned into this.—
Kenneth J. Williams Jr,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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In it, captivating images showed Black kids in preppy and collegiate wear, lounging on the porches of million-dollar waterfront homes, overlooking Inkwell Beach.—
Meagan Jordan,
Rolling Stone,
17 Aug. 2025
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As the oldest of three children, Fitzgerald had also just started living on his own in Manhattan, per the obit.—
David Chiu,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Sharon, as well as her and Ozzy’s children, Jack and Aimee Osbourne, were attached to produce alongside Polygram’s Michele Anthony and David Blackman and Sony’s Andrea Giannetti.—
Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
7 Aug. 2025
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That led to a chaotic event shut down days early after 300-plus bears were killed, including at least 38 females with cubs, meaning the young bears probably died too.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
13 Aug. 2025
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Do not approach bears or intrude between a female bear and her cubs.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
11 Aug. 2025
Noun
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For the first time, a medicine that’s designed specifically to treat newborns and infants with malaria has been approved.—
Jennifer Lotito,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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In April, Seth and other researchers gathered in Durham, North Carolina, for a conference at Duke University to discuss tests for consciousness in humans (including people with brain damage, as well as fetuses and infants), other animals and AI systems.—
Mariana Lenharo & Nature magazine,
Scientific American,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Complimentary Hello Bello baby and toddler amenity kits are designed to ease bath and bedtime routines on the road.—
Irene S. Levine,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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The toddler could be seen sitting in a white high chair, holding an orange toy car.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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But this font of renewal dries up: an eighty-year-old’s bone marrow contains two hundred times fewer stem cells than a newborn’s.—
Tad Friend,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
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As newborns, the 10 puppies were tossed into a bush near the Mission Viejo Animal Service Center.—
Heather McRea,
Oc Register,
3 Aug. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Bambino.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bambino. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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