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noun[C]
A baby; a very young child or infant.
bába
Etymology
Probably from reduplicated baby-talk forms, comparable to similar words for a baby or child in several languages.
Examples
Die baba slaap in die wiegie.
Die bába sláap in die wíegie.
The baby is sleeping in the cradle.
Sy hou die baba versigtig vas.
Sy hóu die bába versígtig vás.
She holds the baby carefully.
Die baba huil omdat hy honger is.
Die bába húil omdat hy hónger is.
The baby is crying because he is hungry.
Collocations
pasgebore baba
baba kry
baba voed
baba huil
baba slaap
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