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"Muñeco" is a noun which is often translated as "doll", and "nene" is a noun which is often translated as "kid". Learn more about the difference between "muñeco" and "nene" below.
el muñeco, la muñeca(
moo
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nyeh
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koh
)This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
1. (toy)
a. doll
Este es el muñeco de trapo con el que jugaba mi abuela de chica.This is the rag doll my grandmother played with when she was a child.
2. (colloquial) (pretty person)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. sweetie (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
¿Ese niño con el trajecito es tu hijo? ¡Qué muñeco!That kid in the little suit is your son? What a sweetie!
3. (colloquial) (wimp)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. puppet
Su jefe se aprovecha de él porque es un muñeco.His boss takes advantage of him because he is a puppet.
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
a. toy
El bebé está jugando con sus muñecos en el corralito.The baby is playing with his toys in the playpen.
a. dummy
El ventrílocuo usó dos muñecos para su rutina de comedia.The ventriloquist brought two dummies for his comedy act.
a. puppet
El titiritero movía dos muñecos al mismo tiempo.The puppeteer did two puppets at the same time.
7. (drawing)
a. figure
Mira el muñeco y señala dónde está el hígado.Look at the figure and point out where the liver is.
a. effigy
Los miembros de la oposición colgaron un muñeco del primer ministro.Opposition members hanged an effigy of the prime minister.
el nene, la nena(
neh
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neh
)This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
1. (colloquial) (young person)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. kid (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
¡No le hables así! ¡Es un nene!Don't talk to him that way! He's just a kid!
c. little child
Papá se sienta adelante y maneja. Los nenes se tienen que sentar atrás.Daddy sits in the front and drives. Little children have to sit in the back.
d. little boy (masculine)
¿Por qué ese nene está caminando solo por la calle?Why is that little boy walking alone in the street?
2. (colloquial) (term of endearment)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. baby (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Vamos, nena, tú sabes bien que nunca te engañaría con otra.Come on, baby, you know I'd never cheat on you.
