neném
Portuguese, noun/neˈnẽj̃/
neném is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “baby (very young person)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “o mesmo que nenê”.
What does neném mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilfeminineinformalmasculinebaby (very young person)
- 2
Brazilfeminineinformalmasculinedear, sweet, baby
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. o mesmo que nenê
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 neném
- nenéns plural
- nenê alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce neném?
- Brazil /neˈnẽj̃/
- Brazil [neˈnẽɪ̯̃]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to neném
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is neném in Portuguese?
neném appears 2.1 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).