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"Baby girl" is a phrase which is often translated as "niña", and "baby boy" is a phrase which is often translated as "nene". Learn more about the difference between "baby girl" and "baby boy" below.
baby girl(
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A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
phrase
a. la niña
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
Our baby girl was born at 10 am today.Nuestra niña nació hoy a las 10 am.
b. la nena
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
We won't stop having kids until we have a baby girl.No dejaremos de tener hijos hasta que tengamos una nena.
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A word or phrase used to refer to the second person informal “tú” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., How are you?).
(informal)
(term of endearment)
a. nena
Hey baby girl, how are you tonight?Hola nena, ¿cómo estás esta noche?
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baby boy(
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A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
phrase
a. el nene
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
My baby boy's doing fine, but my baby girl is sick.El nene está bien, pero la nena está enferma.
b. el bebito
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
Your baby boy is so cute.Tu bebito es tan precioso.
c. el varoncito
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
(old-fashioned)
We already have two girls. This time we're expecting a baby boy.Ya tenemos dos niñas. Esta vez estamos esperando un varoncito.
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