1
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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The former field hockey star also expressed her aversion to extravagant birthday parties for babies.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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The baby is believed to have been thrown from the second floor of the Ibis Styles hotel in eastern Paris, French prosecutors told CNN.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA TODAY,
26 Feb. 2025
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Scammers — with access to kids’ names and school information — are tricking parents into paying for bogus SAT and ACT prep materials.—
Jan Diaz,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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Vaccinating infants and young children is widely recommended as a way to prevent kids from being exposed to life-threatening diseases like measles and to protect other children in school.—
Anne Flaherty,
ABC News,
18 Feb. 2025
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Their adult children wept on the witness stand and spoke of their devastation.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
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Make your 100 percent tax-deductible donation today to help UNICEF reach more children in need.—
UNICEF USA,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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The zoo shared a clip of the cubs emerging from their private den with their mother Shala.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
14 Feb. 2025
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The zoo said they cannot be released back into the wild because cubs need at least two years with their mother to learn survival skills.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA TODAY,
31 Jan. 2025
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The story is that as an infant, Brooks couldn’t tolerate cow’s milk and was suffering with malnutrition.—
J.M. Banks,
Kansas City Star,
20 Feb. 2025
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Three young children, including an infant, died of smoke inhalation after a fire broke out inside their Georgia apartment, officials told news outlets.—
Tanasia Kenney,
Miami Herald,
20 Feb. 2025
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Sleep regressions, toddler tantrums, adolescent mood swings — yes, parenting has its challenges.—
Malaka Gharib,
NPR,
14 Feb. 2025
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About 18 hours later, the toddler was found by farm workers still strapped in the car and covered in blood and bug bites.—
Nicole Acosta,
People.com,
14 Feb. 2025
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The worldwide program, which Parton founded in her home county in 1995, mails free books to children from newborns to age five.—
James Factora,
Them,
21 Feb. 2025
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Potential Complications The connection between bleeding and vitamin K deficiency, especially in newborns or those taking warfarin, is well known.—
Colleen Doherty,
Verywell Health,
13 Feb. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Bambino.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bambino. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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