BAMBINO Synonyms: 87 Similar and Opposite Words

bambino

noun

bam-ˈbē-(ˌ)nō

Definition of bambino

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. — 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

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Noun

If the baby continues crying even after the bassinet reaches its highest soothing setting, parents receive an alert through the mobile app.

— Roni Robbins, AJC.com, 20 July 2026
The prosecution also presented photos of the baby after it was found, lying on an autopsy table.

— Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026

Definition of baby

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

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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