niña
girl, child
Reviewed by: David WestfallCofounder
A girl, or anyone being treated like a child
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feminine noun suffix
Niña means girl or child and sounds like the English word ninja0, so picture a little girl dressed as a ninja.
niña
girl, child, kid
Used for a young person who has not grown up yet.
La niña ganó el concurso de dibujoThe girl won the drawing contest
Esa niña todavía no sabe leerThat child still doesn't know how to read
Las niñas juegan en el patioThe kids are playing in the yard
daughter, girl (one's own)
Used by parents for their own kid. It stays affectionate even once she is grown, so a father can still say mi niña about a woman of forty.
Mi niña acaba de cumplir tres añosMy daughter just turned three
Tengo que recoger a mi niña de la escuelaI have to pick my girl up from school
girl, dear (as address)
Used to call out to someone directly, often a grown woman rather than a child. Treating the person as a child makes it warm and familiar, though it can also come across as scolding.
Niña, ven a ayudarme con las bolsasGirl, come help me with the bags
Niña, no te preocupes por esoDear, don't worry about that
young (adjective)
Used to describe someone as young, usually to say they are too young for something. Instead of calling the person a child, you are describing them as one.
Eres muy niña para quedarte sola en casaYou are too young to stay home alone
Me parece muy niña para ese trabajoShe seems too young for that job
childish, immature (behavior)
Used to describe a grown person who is acting like a kid. You are saying the behavior belongs to a child, not the age.
No seas niña, ya hablamos de estoDon't be childish, we already talked about this
Se pone muy niña cuando no consigue lo que quiereShe gets very immature when she doesn't get what she wants
pupil (of the eye)
Used for the dark center of the eye. Look closely into someone's eye and you see a tiny person looking back at you, like a little girl standing in there.
El médico revisó la niña de su ojo derechoThe doctor examined the pupil of his right eye
Con tanta luz, la niña del ojo se hace pequeñaWith so much light, the pupil of the eye gets small