Bambina
/bamˈbiː.na/noun
An Italian word meaning a little girl or baby girl.
Did you know?Italian bambina is the feminine form of bambino, and both likely come from nursery-language imitation rather than a dramatic ancient ritual root.
Etymological Timeline
Modern Italian
Italian
bambina
“little girl; baby girl”
Late Medieval Italian
Italian
bambino / bambina
“child; baby”
Earlier Romance
Romance
bambo / bamba
“baby-talk form used for a child”
Unknown origin
Substrate/Nursery speech
bambo
“imitative or nursery word for a child”