niño
child
A child or young person
Encoding Strategies:
mnemonic
visual
repetition
ninja
child warrior
Niño means child and sounds like the English word ninja0 — imagine a little kid dressed up as a ninja.
niño
child, kid,
boy (masculine),
girl (feminine)
A young person who is still in childhood.
- El niño corrió hacia su madre en el parque = The child ran toward his mother in the park
- Los niños jugaban en el patio durante el recreo = The kids were playing in the yard during recess
- La niña aprendió a leer a los cuatro años = The girl learned to read at age four
childish, immature
When someone acts like a ninja-kid — throwing a tantrum or behaving without maturity — you call them niño.
- No seas niño, tienes que aceptar cuando pierdes = Don't be childish, you have to accept when you lose
- Se puso muy niña cuando no le dieron lo que quería = She got very immature when she didn't get what she wanted