Polyglot Dictionary

bebê

/beˈbe/

o noun A1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
os bebês

Meaning

  1. baby

    • O bebê dorme.

      The baby is sleeping.

N Category Person Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

neném

neném is more colloquial or affectionate; bebê is more standard — both mean "baby."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

bebé

bebé is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "baby."

French

bébé

bébé is the French word for the same thing — both mean "baby."

Practice

1 What does bebê mean?

2 Fill the gap: O ___ dorme.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches bebê?

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