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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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Six innocent people, including an unborn baby, died in three separate pursuits throughout Orange and Los Angeles counties this week.—
Tom Wait,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Curtis revealed that Annie, who welcomed her baby boy with husband Jason Wolf in December, was able to take the grief and sadness of losing her godparents and birth as a new beginning.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Watch this video for tips on finding age-appropriate books for kids.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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The former Fortune 100 company marketing executive rescued a white rabbit that a family with kids no longer wanted.—
Sharon Chin,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Families The resort is for adults only (children aged over 16 are welcome).—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Mar. 2026
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Others spent decades behind bars, leaving their children without mothers or fathers.—
Zayd Ayers Dohrn,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
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Courtesy Ricardo Martinez Martinez and Gordon's petition had garnered local attention, with about 3,000 signatures and residents expressing concern over the fate of Blondie’s two cubs, by the time Blondie was euthanized.—
Isabel Yip,
NBC news,
27 Mar. 2026
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Backlash after officials kill a SoCal mama bear Her two cubs, believed to be 2 to 3 months old, will spend the rest of their childhood in captivity in the hopes that they can one day be released back into the wild.—
James Rainey,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2026
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For its 310 students and more than 80 children from infants to toddlers, Greenland represents a second chance at school that is free from stigma and, experts say, a model for how young mothers can be reintegrated into education.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
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After birth, human beings undergo infant and toddler development, moving on to child development before progressing to puberty and adolescence on the way to adulthood.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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Several days later, his pregnant wife, Ruth, throws their toddler into the car and drops off the ransom, and Carl is returned home, more or less whole but emotionally damaged beyond repair.—
The Know,
Denver Post,
29 Mar. 2026
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Kellen Matwick’s great-grandfather naturalized when his daughter was a toddler.—
Julia Buckley,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2026
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After Marshall’s son was born, doctors transferred the newborn to a specialty nursery within the hospital.—
Ken Alltucker,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2026
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So without effort, newborns will sink.—
Nathan Rott,
NPR,
27 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Bambino.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bambino. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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