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Translation

baby

Word origin

Borrowed from French bebe and English baby, both of which began as nursery babble - the repeated ba sounds infants make. Esperanto also offers the built form infaneto, a little child, but bebo is the everyday word.

Origin
French / English
Root
bebe
English cognates
baby

Examples

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The baby is sleeping next to its mother.

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Their baby was born three months ago.

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The baby laughs when it sees the dog.

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This word is part of lesson 22.