Amharic አማርኛ am
ልጄ (lijē) / ሕፃኔ (ḥiṣānē)
lee-JAY / hi-SA-nay
Both are common, with 'ḥiṣānē' being more specifically for a baby.
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How to say
My baby
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Arabic العربية ar
طفلي (ṭiflī) / حبيبي (ḥabībī) (for a boy) / حبيبتي (ḥabībatī) (for a girl)
Tee-FLEE / ha-BEE-bee / ha-bee-BA-tee
The choice depends on the relationship and the child's gender.
Bangla বাংলা bn
আমার বাচ্চা (āmār bācchā) / আমার ছেলে (āmār chēle) (for a boy) / আমার মেয়ে (āmār mēẏē) (for a girl)
aa-MAR baach-CHAA / aa-MAR chhay-LE / aa-MAR may-YAY
The gender of the child determines the specific word used.
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Catalan català ca
El meu nadó
El may na-DOH
A common and affectionate way to refer to one's baby.
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Czech čeština cs
Moje dítě
MO-yeh DEE-tyeh
A standard and common way to refer to one's baby.
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Danish dansk da
Mit barn
Meet barn
A common and affectionate way to refer to one's baby.
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German Deutsch de
Mein Baby
Mine BAY-bee
A straightforward and affectionate term for a baby or a loved one.
Greek Ελληνικά el
Το μωρό μου (To moro mou)
To mo-RO moo
A common and affectionate way to refer to one's baby.
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Spanish Español es
Mi bebé
Mee beh-BEH
This is a common and affectionate way to refer to one's child, or sometimes a loved one.
Estonian eesti et
Minu beebi
Mee-no BAY-bee
A common and affectionate way to refer to one's baby.
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Basque Basque eu
Nire haurra
NEE-reh a-OO-rra
A common and affectionate way to refer to one's baby.
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Persian فارسی fa
بچه من (bache-ye man) / عزیزم (azizam)
bah-CHEH-ye man / ah-zee-ZAM
Both are common, with 'azizam' being more affectionate and used for loved ones in general.
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Finnish suomi fi
Vauvani
VOW-va-nee
A common and affectionate way to refer to one's baby.
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French Français fr
Mon bébé
Mohn beh-BAY
Used to express affection for a baby or a loved one.
Galician Galician gl
O meu bebé
O may beh-BEH
A common and affectionate way to refer to one's baby.
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Gujarati ગુજરાતી gu
મારું બાળક (māruṃ bāḷak) / મારો દીકરો (māro dīkro) (for a boy) / મારી દીકરી (mārī dīkarī) (for a girl)
maa-RUM baa-LAk / maa-RO dee-KRO / maa-REE dee-KA-ree
The gender of the child determines the specific word used.
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Hausa Hausa ha
Jaririna
Jah-ree-REE-nah
A common and affectionate way to refer to one's baby.
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Hebrew עברית he
התינוק שלי (Ha-tinok sheli) / התינוקת שלי (Ha-tinoket sheli)
Ha-tee-NOK she-LEE / Ha-tee-NO-ket she-LEE
The gender of the baby dictates the form of the word 'baby'.
Hindi हिन्दी hi
मेरा बच्चा (merā baccā) / मेरा बेटा (merā beṭā) (for a boy) / मेरी बेटी (merī beṭī) (for a girl)
ME-raa bat-CHAA / ME-raa bay-TAA / ME-ree bay-TEE
The gender of the child determines the specific word used.
Hungarian magyar hu
A babám
Aw bah-BAM
A common and affectionate way to refer to one's baby.
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Indonesian Indonesia id
Bayi saya
BAH-yee sa-YAH
A common and affectionate way to refer to one's baby.
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Icelandic Icelandic is
Barnið mitt
BAR-thne mitt
A common and affectionate way to refer to one's baby.
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Italian Italiano it
Il mio bambino/La mia bambina
Eel mee-OH bam-BEE-noh / La mee-AH bam-BEE-nah
The gender of the baby dictates the article and adjective used.
Japanese 日本語 ja
私の赤ちゃん (Watashi no akachan)
Wa-TA-shi no a-ka-CHAN
A common and affectionate way to refer to one's baby.
Korean 한국어 ko
내 아기 (nae agi)
Nay ah-ghee
A common and affectionate way to refer to one's baby.
Lithuanian lietuvių lt
Mano kūdikis
MA-no koo-DEE-kis
A common and affectionate way to refer to one's baby.
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Latvian latviešu lv
Mans mazulis
Mans MA-zoo-lis
A common and affectionate way to refer to one's baby.
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Marathi मराठी mr
माझे बाळ (mājhē bāḷ) / माझे बाळ (mājhā bāḷ) (for a boy) / माझी मुलगी (mājhī mulgī) (for a girl)
MAA-jhay baa-LA / MAA-jha baa-LA / MAA-zhee mul-GEE
The gender of the child determines the specific word used.
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Malay Melayu ms
Bayi saya
BAH-yee sa-YAH
A common and affectionate way to refer to one's baby.
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Dutch Nederlands nl
Mijn baby
Mine BAY-bee
A simple and direct way to refer to one's baby.
Norwegian norsk no
Mitt barn
Mitt barn
A common and affectionate way to refer to one's baby.
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Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ pa
ਮੇਰਾ ਬੱਚਾ (merā baccā) / ਮੇਰਾ ਪੁੱਤਰ (merā puttar) (for a boy) / ਮੇਰੀ ਧੀ (merī dhī) (for a girl)
ME-raa bat-CHAA / ME-raa PUT-tar / ME-ree dhee
The gender of the child determines the specific word used.
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Polish polski pl
Moje dziecko
Mo-YEH DZE-esh-ko
This is the most common and neutral way to refer to one's baby.
Portuguese Português pt
Meu bebê
Me-oo beh-BEH
Used to express affection for a baby or a loved one.
Romanian română ro
Bebelușul meu
Beh-beh-LOOSH-ool meh-oo
A common and affectionate way to refer to one's baby.
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Russian русский ru
Мой ребёнок (Moy rebyonok) / Мой малыш (Moy malysh)
Moy ree-BYO-nak / Moy ma-LISH
Both are common, but 'malysh' is more affectionate.
Swedish svenska sv
Mitt barn
Mitt barn
A common and affectionate way to refer to one's baby.
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Swahili Kiswahili sw
Mtoto wangu
M-TO-toh wa-NGU
A common and affectionate way to refer to one's baby.
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Tamil தமிழ் ta
என் குழந்தை (eṉ kuḻantai) / என் மகன் (eṉ makaṉ) (for a boy) / என் மகள் (eṉ makaḷ) (for a girl)
en ku-ZHUN-dai / en ma-GAN / en ma-GAZH
The gender of the child determines the specific word used.
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Telugu తెలుగు te
నా బాబు (nā bābu) / నా బిడ్డ (nā biḍḍa)
naa BAA-bu / naa BID-da
Common ways to refer to a baby or child.
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Thai ไทย th
ลูกของฉัน (lûuk khɔ̌ɔng chan)
Look kawng chan
A common and affectionate way to refer to one's baby.
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Filipino Filipino tl
Sanggol ko
Sang-GOL ko
A common and affectionate way to refer to one's baby.
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Turkish Türkçe tr
Bebeğim
Beh-beh-YIM
A common and affectionate way to refer to one's baby.
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Ukrainian українська uk
Моя дитина (Moya dytyna) / Моє малятко (Moye malyatko)
Mo-YA dee-TY-na / Mo-YE ma-LYAT-ko
Both are common, with 'malyatko' being more affectionate.
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Urdu اردو ur
میرا بچہ (merā baccā) / میرا بیٹا (merā beṭā) (for a boy) / میری بیٹی (merī beṭī) (for a girl)
ME-raa bat-CHAA / ME-raa bay-TAA / ME-ree bay-TEE
The gender of the child determines the specific word used.
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Vietnamese Tiếng Việt vi
Bé của tôi
Bay cua toy
A common and affectionate way to refer to one's baby.
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Yoruba Yoruba yo
Ọmọ mi
O-moh mee
A common and affectionate way to refer to one's baby.
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Chinese 中文 zh
我的宝贝 (wǒ de bǎobèi)
WOH duh bao-BAY
A common and affectionate term for a baby or loved one.
zh-yue zh-yue zh-yue
我嘅宝贝 (ngo5 ge3 bou2 bui3)
Ngoh geh bow-bwee
A common and affectionate term for a baby or loved one.
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Zulu Zulu zu
Umntwana wami
Oom-TWA-nah wah-MEE
A common and affectionate way to refer to one's baby.
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