ぼこ

Japanese

pron
Definitions
  • baby, newborn, infant
  • young child

Etymology

Compound from Japanese 坊 (monk, beloved, dear, boy) + Japanese 赤ん坊 akanbō, “baby” + Japanese 子 (child, small thing, a child, particle, baby, master, girl, object, w, junior, kid, diminutive suffix).

Origin

Japanese

Gloss

child, small thing, a child, particle, baby, master, girl, object, w, junior, kid, diminutive suffix

Concept
Semantic Field

Kinship

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

Emoji
👨‍👩‍👧 👪️ 🤰

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