赤(あか)ちゃん

あかちゃん
noun
baby; infant
person
See also: 赤子(あかご) (literary form)
1. baby, infant
A very young child, typically from birth to around one year old.
赤(あか)ちゃんが生(う)まれました。
A baby was born.
赤(あか)ちゃんが泣(な)いている。
The baby is crying.
It was hard to decide on a name for the baby.
The baby won't sleep at night easily, so my mother has a hard time every day.
When I went to see my friend's baby, it was very small and cute.

赤(あか)ちゃん is an affectionate term for 'baby.'

Etymology: 赤(あか) (red, referring to a newborn's skin color) + ちゃん (affectionate suffix).

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