What does bambini in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word bambini in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use bambini in Italian.

The word bambini in Italian means child, child, childish, immature, green, be pregnant, be expecting, child prodigy, throw out the baby with the bathwater, as a child, Baby Jesus, feed a child, the Virgin with child and Saints, child's world, to lose one's baby, take back to childhood. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word bambini

child

(persona non adulta) (gender neutral)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
I bambini non sono ammessi in questo club.
Children aren't allowed in this club.

child

sostantivo maschile (progenie)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Se non mettiamo al mondo bambini prima o poi ci estingueremo.
If we do not have children we will become extinct, sooner or later.

childish, immature

aggettivo (molto giovane)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Mio nonno non ha mai perso il suo animo bambino e per questo lo ammiro molto.
My grandfather has stayed young at heart, which is why I admire him so much.

green

aggettivo (figurato (inesperto, non sviluppato)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Carlo non può pretendere di sapere tutto di motori, in questo settore è ancora un bambino.
Carlo can't expect to know everything about engines; in this field he's still green.

be pregnant, be expecting

child prodigy

throw out the baby with the bathwater

(figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

as a child

Baby Jesus

(literal)

feed a child

the Virgin with child and Saints

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

child's world

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

to lose one's baby

(pregnancy, miscarriage)

take back to childhood

(rivivere l'infanzia)

Vedere questo film assieme a mio figlio mi ha fatto tornare bambino.
Seeing that film with my son took me back to my childhood.

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