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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.
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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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bambino
Noun
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Inside are nestled a half-dozen standard-size dumplings of your choice, like nothing so much as a clutch of tiny, steamy babies, with a few drifts of black pepper freshly ground over the top.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
27 Apr. 2025
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President Gerald Ford holds a Vietnamese baby on an Air Force bus in California in April 1975.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2025
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The massacre, which also wounded 21 people, became a blueprint for dozens of copycats and shattered the notion that kids were safe in school.—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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And as kids grow, the questions can get more complex.—
Maya Payne Smart, Contributor,
CNBC,
19 Apr. 2025
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Most of the justices sounded sympathetic to a group of Maryland parents who want their elementary school children excused from class when the books are being read.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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Parents may bring a folding stroller for free, one per child aged up to 23 months.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In most attacks, bears are trying to defend their food, cubs or space.—
Helena Wegner,
Sacbee.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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The bear had a yearling cub with her, the agency said.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2025
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John Mulaney opens up about life with infant son Malcolm during Hollywood Bowl show John Mulaney tour dates See if John Mulaney is headed to your city: Need a break?—
Julie Hinds,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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While looking through his phone, police allegedly found photos of the baby’s genitals and a video of the infant being digitally penetrated, according to the complaint.—
Nicole Acosta,
People.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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The toddler had wandered away from his home in Seligman, Arizona, about 180 miles southeast of Las Vegas, and into rough terrain.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2025
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The stakes here for the rule of law couldn’t be higher, but the right approach for courts should be familiar to anyone who has raised a toddler.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2025
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The DTaP vaccine, given in childhood, is 90% effective, and the Tdap vaccine administered to pregnant women in the third trimester reduces pertussis cases in newborns by 77%.—
Amar Duggirala,
Baltimore Sun,
23 Apr. 2025
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In addition, the draft budget calls for terminating an array of HHS initiatives dedicated to helping families with newborns and young children.—
Jenny Gold,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Bambino.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bambino. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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