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What does «chichí» mean in Dominican Spanish?
chichí
baby
| Meaning | baby |
|---|---|
| Standard Spanish | bebé |
| Register | Colloquial, affectionate |
«¡Qué lindo ese chichí!»
What a cute baby!
Used for babies and very small children. Also, jokingly, for a spoiled adult.
Related Dominican words
- bendición — blessing (a greeting to elders)
- el carajito / la carajita — the little kid
- el muchachito — little boy
- el padrino / la madrina — godfather / godmother
- mi'jo / mi'ja — my boy / my girl
- los muñequitos — cartoons
- mi vieja / mi viejo — my mom / my dad
- pá — dad
- añoñar — to spoil (a child)
- compai — close family friend
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