biibiins

Definition: baby

biibiins
>na Od
>1poss nbiibiinsim;
>pl biibiinsak; 1 baby. Nishke gsha wa biibiins ezhi-gchi-miinjiisaat!
>Look how much hair that baby has! MC2011.cs. Gdaa-gii-oo-dbaabmaanh biibiins wendgwenh da-gshkozit.
>Could you go and check on the baby [to see] whether he's awake. MC2011.cs. Gshkitoon na mshi wii-bmaset gbiibiinsim?
>Is your baby able to walk yet? MC2005.cs.
>Full-vowel form: biibiins.

Languages: Nishnaabemwin (Odawa/Eastern Ojibwe)
Part of speech: Noun Animate noun
Source of term: Mary Ann Corbiere and Rand Valentine, Dictionary of Nishnabewin Database, publication pending (2015).
Unique ID: n201132616-19-45n
GKS Reference Number: 23810
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