I need help anybody know this word "nena." What is it in english?

Question

I need help. Anybody know this word "nena?" Can you tell me what it is in English?

• Rachel, please let me remind you that proper capitalization and punctuation are mandatory here on the forum; we have members learning English and don't want to confuse them with improper English. - --Mariana-- Sep 9, 2009

Answer 1

Nena can mean:

1. a female baby
2. a lovely way to call your girlfriend, wife, etc.
3. a little female child
4. any girl in general

Examples:

1. ¡Qué hermosa nena! ¿cuándo nació?
2. Hoy no llegaré a cenar nena, te quiero.
3. ¿Cómo está tu nena? ¿ya cumplió 8?
4. Hoy conocí a una hermosa nena en la clase de francés, tiene 25 años.

• I just added some examples. - AntMexico Sep 9, 2009
• Great answer! - --Mariana-- Sep 9, 2009

Answer 2

Nena = baby / small child

Answer 3

I wonder why you can't double click the word when it is in our dictionary?

nena

• This doesn't appear to work... All I get is "nena = nena (may not be accurate)" - AnnoLoki Sep 9, 2009
• It gave 'babe' for me. - Zoltán Sep 9, 2009