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ónyéöhürü

onyeọhụrụ

Standard Igbo
Common Term
EducationKinshipLanguageReligion

variations:

onye ọhụrụ

Noun

1.a new baby, newcomer or a new person

Example

Anyị nwere onyeọhụrụ n'etiti anyị

Anyị nwere onyeọhụrụ n'etiti anyị

We have a newcomer in our midst.

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dö ödų

dọ ọdụ̀

Standard Igbo
Culture

Active verb

1.(of a baby) to start sitting before starting to crawl

Example

Nwa Ebuka amalitela ịdọ ọdụ.

Nwa Ebuka amalitela ịdọ ọdụ.

Ebuka's child has started sitting.

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ńnwá

nnwa

Standard Igbo
Kinship

Noun

1.child; baby

2.(flattery) lady; girl; babe, especially female

Example

Nnwa legodu ka amụ gị si na-achake.

Nnwa legodu ka amụ gị si na-achake.

Girl look how your smile is glowing.

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kù ńnwá

kù nnwā

Standard Igbo

Active verb

1.carry a baby; nurse a baby; look after a baby

Example

Kpọta onye na-eku nnwa.

Kpọta onye na-eku nnwa.

Get a nanny.

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Word Stem

átïtï

atịtị̄

Standard Igbo
CultureZoology

Noun

1.baby lizard

Example

Atịtị dabara na mmiri.

Atịtị dabara na mmiri.

Baby lizard fell into the water.

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tàátà

tàatà

Standard Igbo
Slang
CultureMedicineKinship

Noun

1.baby; toddler

Example

Agara m hụ taata ọhụrụ.

Agara m hụ taata ọhụrụ.

I went and saw the new baby.

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Word Stem

nwátàńtà

nwatàntà

Standard Igbo

Noun

子掘

1.baby; little child

Example

Anụrụ m ube nwatanta ka m na-agafe ụlọ ya.

Anụrụ m ube nwatanta ka m na-agafe ụlọ ya.

I heard the cry of a baby when I was passing her house.

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Word Stem

àbǫńlį

àbọ̀nlị̀

Standard Igbo
Medicine

Noun

玉学

1.baby hair, especially the first hair

Example

Akpụọla ya abọnlị.

Akpụọla ya abọnlị.

His baby hair has been shaved.

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níwé

niwe

Standard Igbo
AgricultureZoology

Active verb

1.lay down [a baby]; put in a place; tie up (animals, canoes, etc.)

Example

O niwere nwa n'akwa.

O niwere nwa n'akwa.

She placed the child on the bed.

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ìkìrì

ìkìrì

Standard Igbo
Zoology

Noun

1.galago; bush baby

2.(slang) a smart person, especially street-smart; a clever person

Example

A na m anụ akwa ikiri

A na m anụ akwa ikiri

I can hear the bush baby crying

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