niñez

/niˈɲes/

la noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. childhood

    • Recuerda su niñez.

      He remembers his childhood.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

infancia

infancia and niñez are close synonyms for "childhood"; niñez is slightly more literal or basic, infancia more general and common.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

infância

infância is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "childhood."

Portuguese

meninice

meninice is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "childhood."

Practice

1 What does niñez mean?

2 Fill the gap: Recuerda su ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches niñez?

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