aniñado
Spanish, adjective/aniˈɲado/
aniñado is spelled A-N-I-Ñ-A-D-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 15 million words in written Spanish, the 144,191st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Aniñado is a Spanish adjective meaning “childish, puerile” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of aniñar. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Semejante a un niño en su aspecto o conducta”.
What does aniñado mean in English?
adjective
- 1
childish, puerile
- 2
childlike, youthful
- 3
Latin-Americahandsome, spirited, lively
verb
- 1
past participle of aniñar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Semejante a un niño en su aspecto o conducta. 2. Que tiene un carácter provocador, desafiante. 3. Dícese del niño o joven pudiente, con padres con buena situación social y económica.
verb: 1. Participio de aniñarse.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of aniñado
- aniñada feminine
- aniñados masculine plural
- aniñadas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce aniñado?
- /aniˈɲado/
- [a.niˈɲa.ð̞o]
- [aniˈɲað̞o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to aniñado
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is aniñado in Spanish?
aniñado appears about once in every 15 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).