niñita
Spanish, noun/niˈɲita/
niñita is spelled N-I-Ñ-I-T-A (6 letters) and appears 1.4 times per million words in written Spanish, the 27,880th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Niñita is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “a boy or man considered effeminate or a coward” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a diminutive of niña. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Diminutivo de niña”.
What does niñita mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininediminutive of niña
- 2
derogatoryfemininea boy or man considered effeminate or a coward
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Diminutivo de niña.
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 niñita
- niñitas plural
- niñito masculine
- niñitos masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce niñita?
- /niˈɲita/
- [niˈɲi.t̪a]
- [niˈɲit̪a]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is niñita in Spanish?
niñita appears 1.4 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).