Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A child; a baby.
- noun A representation of the infant Jesus.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A child or baby; specifically, a figure of the Child Jesus.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A child or baby; esp., a representation in art of the infant Christ wrapped in swaddling clothes.
- noun (Sports) George Herman Ruth ("Babe" Ruth), the baseball player; -- usu. in the form “the bambino”.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
child orbaby , especially arepresentation inart of theinfant Christ wrapped inswaddling clothes .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a young child
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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(Bimbo is a short version of the Spanish word bambino, or small child.)
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A month later she remarks in a postscript: The bambino is half a year old this day.
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He declared that the bambino was a masterpiece, a pure Corregio.
The Madonna of the Future Henry James 1879
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In 1955 the mid-size rear wheel drive Fiat 600 was launched by Fiat and that would become the design basis for the new Fiat 500, the 500 Nuova (often called bambino).
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"I think 'bambino' would be nice," suggested Maria; "he's such a darling baby."
Chico: the Story of a Homing Pigeon Lucy M. Blanchard
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My 'bambino' fell ill at the beginning of April, the doctors were unable to discover the cause of his ailment, and the poor little thing, fading away, expired in the arms of his mother, who was beside herself with despair.
The Love Affairs of Great Musicians, Volume 2 Rupert Hughes 1914
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My 'bambino' fell ill at the beginning of April, the doctors were unable to discover the cause of his ailment, and the poor little thing, fading away, expired in the arms of his mother, who was beside herself with despair.
The Love Affairs of Great Musicians Hughes, Rupert, 1872-1956 1903
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I also totally love Knocked Up. It was even funnier once I had the bambino!
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However, none of the people that day in the packed stadium knew that their brush with greatness was not the Bambino on the field but the bambino in the stands.
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For those of you in the process of naming your bambino, Korwitts offers a few bits of wisdom:
Leslie Goldman: The Baby Name Whisperer Leslie Goldman 2012
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