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“baby” in Spanish

Spanish

Alsobebita · guagüita

Pronunciation

IPA/beˈβe/

Example

¿Cómo está el bebé?

How is the baby?

Illustration for bebé (baby)

How to say “baby” in Spanish

“Baby” in Spanish is bebé.

Newborn or nursing infant who needs frequent feeding, hygiene, and adult care.

Full entry for bebé: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with bebé

¿Puedes ayudarme a cuidar al bebé?

Can you help me take care of the baby?

Tips for using bebé

  • The acute accent on bebé marks final-syllable stress and remains in the plural (bebés), and grammatical gender follows the baby's sex (el bebé, la bebé).

Other Spanish words for “baby”

¡Ven aquí, bebita!

Come here, baby!

Mi guagüita duerme en la cuna.

My baby is sleeping in the crib.

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