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zīdainis

zīdainis

Latvian

Zīdainis

Noun

zīdainis m (2nd declension, feminine form: zīdaine)

  1. infant, baby (child in its first year of life, when its basic food is mother's milk)
    zīdaiņa kopšanababy care
    zīdaiņa uztursbaby nutrition, diet
    zīdaiņa vecums ― infancy (lit. baby age)
  2. (colloquial) naive person
    Edžus apsaukā mani par zīdaini: “zīdaini, cik ir divreiz divi?” ― Edžus called me a baby: “baby, how much is two times two?”

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Usage notes

The feminine form zīdaine is attested but rather rare.

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