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bebeluș
baby /beˈbe.luʃ/
noun#2329 most common
Also: infant, babe
Example sentences
Bebelușul doarme.
The baby is sleeping.
Mama ține bebelușul în brațe.
The mother holds the baby in her arms.
Bebelușul plânge pentru că îi este foame.
The baby is crying because he is hungry.
Am cumpărat haine noi pentru bebelușul care se va naște luna viitoare.
I bought new clothes for the baby who will be born next month.
Deși bebelușii par fragili, ei au reflexe surprinzător de puternice.
Although babies seem fragile, they have surprisingly strong reflexes.
Specialiștii recomandă ca bebelușilor să li se vorbească frecvent, întrucât stimularea verbală timpurie influențează dezvoltarea limbajului.
Specialists recommend that babies be spoken to frequently, since early verbal stimulation influences language development.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | bebeluș | bebeluși |
| Genitive | bebelușului | bebelușilor |
| Accusative | bebeluș | bebeluși |
| Vocative | bebelușule | bebelușilor |
Word family
bebebaby (base word, often used attributively as in haine de bebe, "baby clothes")
bebelușbaby, babe (diminutive, endearing form)pruncinfant (more literary or formal synonym)
nou-născutnewborn
Etymology
Bebeluș is built from bebe, a Romanian noun borrowed from French bébé, plus the native diminutive suffix -uș. French bébé is itself a nursery word of imitative origin rather than a term with a traceable ancient root. Romanian regularly attaches -uș to short nouns to create affectionate, endearing forms, which is exactly the role it plays here.
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