The Chinese word for baby is
婴儿
yīng ér
Chinese Definition
| baby | |
| 1. 婴孩 | |
| Components | |
| 婴 | |
| 1. Simplified form of 嬰 | |
| 儿 | |
| 1. Simplified form of 兒 | |
| 2. usage. May be used to specially write erhua (or the rhotic sound) in traditional Chinese, in contrast with child. | |
| 3. Variant of 人 |
Translations for 儿 and their definitions
| 嬰兒 | |
| 1. n. baby; infant | |
| 2. n. (Taoism) lead (metal) |
| 婴儿 | |
| 1. Simplified form of 嬰兒 |
| 娃娃 | |
| 1. n. baby | |
| 2. n. young child | |
| 3. n. (dialectal) children | |
| 4. n. doll; toy figurine (especially one shaped as a baby) |
| 小娃娃 | |
| 1. n. baby | |
| 2. n. (dialectal Mandarin, Jin) child |
| 宝宝 | |
| 1. Simplified form of 寶寶 |
| 嬰幼兒 | |
| 1. n. infants and preschool children |
| 婴幼儿 | |
| 1. Simplified form of 嬰幼兒 |
| 嬰孩 | |
| 1. n. baby; infant |
| 婴孩 | |
| 1. Simplified form of 嬰孩 |
| 寶貝 | |
| 1. n. (literary) rare and precious seashell | |
| 2. n. cowry (family Cypraeidae) | |
| 3. n. (figurative) treasure; valuable object | |
| 4. n. (figurative, affectionate) baby child; baby; bab | |
| 5. n. (figurative, affectionate) darling; honey (often said of a child or lover); sweetheart | |
| 6. n. (dialectal, affectionate) silkworm | |
| 7. n. (ironic, colloquial, derogatory or pejorative) useless or queer person; good-for-nothing |
| 崽 | |
| 1. (Guangxi Mandarin, Gan, Pinghua, Xiang) son; child | |
| 2. (dialectal) young animal |
| 親愛的 | |
| 1. n. darling; dear |
| 宝贝 | |
| 1. Simplified form of 寶貝 |
| 毛毛 | |
| 1. n. (colloquial, regional) baby | |
| 2. n. (Cantonese, Min Dong) hair; fur | |
| 3. adj. uncomfortable and scared | |
| 讓 人 毛毛 的 - discomforting | |
| 4. n. (Jin) one jiao note; paper bill worth one jiao |
| 亲爱的 | |
| 1. Simplified form of 親愛的 |
| 寵兒 | |
| 1. n. favorite (in a family); darling; pet |
| 宠儿 | |
| 1. Simplified form of 寵兒 |
| 心肝 | |
| 1. n. (figurative) conscience | |
| 2. n. (figurative) sincere affection | |
| 3. n. (figurative) darling; honey; sweetheart | |
| 4. n. (figurative) character (mental and ethical traits) | |
| 5. n. (figurative, Min Nan, Min Dong) mind |
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Pronunciation
yīng ér
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