nene

/ˈnene/ · B1 · noun · mf

child

nene — child

👶 nene sounds like nanny: the nanny looks after the nene

Nene comes from baby talk, built from a repeated syllable like mama or nana. Nene is for a boy and nena for a girl, and both are also used as affectionate names, like kiddo or babe.

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