毛毛 (máo mao) — (dialectal/informal) baby; little one; infant

Definition

An informal, often dialectal term of endearment for a small child or baby — softer and more affectionate than 小孩.

noun

(dialectal/informal) babylittle oneinfant

Measure word · 个

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Nà ge xiǎo máo mao zhēn kě ài, yǎn jing dà dà de.
That little baby is so cute, with big eyes.
毛毛，。
Tā yì biān bào zhe máo mao, yì biān qīng qīng de chàng gē.
She held the baby while softly singing a song.
毛毛。
Gāng chū shēng de máo mao yì tiān yào shuì shí jǐ gè xiǎo shí.
A newborn baby sleeps about ten-plus hours a day.

Reduplicated word

构词法gòucífǎ

重叠chóngdiéReduplication

A syllable said twice — for affection, for softness, or simply because that is how the word is said.

The 毛毛, with 毛 suggesting soft hair, gives an affectionate word for a baby.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

毛 is drawn as a feather or hair, with its strokes tracing the shape of the feather or hair.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

毛 is drawn as a feather or hair, with its strokes tracing the shape of the feather or hair.

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