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nenê

Portuguese, noun/neˈne/

nenê is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “alternative form of neném” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “criança pequenina; bebê”.

What does nenê mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    feminineinformalmasculinealternative form of neném

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

noun: 1. criança pequenina; bebê

noun: 1. criança pequenina

The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.

Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of nenê

  • nenês plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce nenê?

  • Brazil /neˈne/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is nenê in Portuguese?

nenê appears 3.1 times per million words in written Portuguese.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).