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Senschild
Espagnol
/ˈniɲo/
masc.autre source · a nursery word (expressive *ninno)
A girl is una niña.
Français
/ɑ̃fɑ̃/
masc.héréditaire
Either gender: un enfant, une enfant.
Italien
/bamˈbino/
masc.autre source · Italian bambo 'simple, childish', an expressive word
A girl is una bambina.
Portugais
/kɾiˈɐ̃sɐ/
fém.autre source · Portuguese criar 'to bring up', from Latin CREĀRE
Always feminine, even for a boy: ele é uma criança.
Roumain
/koˈpil/
masc.autre source · of uncertain origin (shared with Albanian kopil; probably pre-Roman)
Catalan
/nɛn/
masc.autre source · a nursery word (expressive nin-, like Spanish niño)
Infant (from INFANTEM) also exists, in a more formal register.
Anglais
/tʃaɪld/
anglais natif · Old English cild
pluriel: children
L’ancêtre latin
INFANTEM‘one who cannot speak; infant’
Les six sœurs en descendent, sauf indication contraire ci-dessous.
L’histoire
French kept INFANTEM, 'one who cannot yet speak'. In Spanish infante and Italian fante it drifted to princes and foot soldiers (hence infantry), and everyday speech coined baby-talk words: niño, bambino.
Parents anglais: infant, infantry
L’apprendre
Dans une phrase
- esLos niños juegan en el parque.
- frLes enfants jouent dans le parc.
- itI bambini giocano nel parco.
- ptAs crianças estão brincando no parque.
- roCopiii se joacă în parc.
- caEls nens juguen al parc.
- enThe children are playing in the park.