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bambino definition

bam·bino (bam bē′nō, bäm-)

noun pl. bambinos -·nos or bambini -·ni (-nē)

  1. a child; baby
  2. any image of the infant Jesus

Etymology: It, dim. of bambo, childish, lit., stupid, of echoic orig.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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