The Finnish word for baby is
vauva
Translations for baby and their definitions
| vauva | |
| 1. n. baby (a very young child) | |
| 2. n. (informal) a baby animal |
| pikkulapsi | |
| 1. n. A small child. |
| kulta | |
| 1. n. gold (metal) | |
| 2. n. gold medal | |
| 3. n. darling, dear, baby (term of endearment) | |
| 4. pron. ablative singular form of kuka | |
| kuopus | |
| 1. n. lastborn |
| poikanen | |
| 1. n. (diminutive of poika) | |
| 2. n. little boy | |
| 3. n. young (an animal offspring, especially one for which there's no specific term - see hyponyms below) | |
| 4. n. tuulen ~ : puff of wind, light breeze | |
| Maissa on tyyntä, mutta merellä käy pieni tuulen poikanen. (quick visit) - It's calm on land, but there's a slight breeze on the sea. |
| lapsi | |
| 1. n. child (person who is below the age of adulthood) | |
| 2. n. child (daughter or son) | |
| Nuorin lapseni on neljänkymmenenkolmen. | |
| My youngest child is forty-three. |
| silmäterä | |
| 1. n. (anatomy) pupil (part of an eye) | |
| 2. n. (figuratively) apple of one's eye |
| kultsi | |
| 1. n. (colloquial) honey, baby |
| poika | |
| 1. n. boy | |
| 2. n. son | |
| 3. n. young (an offspring of an animal, especially of bird) |
| pentu | |
| 1. n. cub, puppy | |
| 2. n. (derogatory) kid |
| beibi | |
| 1. n. (colloquial) baby (attractive woman) |
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