Definition of "bambino" [bam•bi•no]

• A child; a baby. (noun)
• A representation of the infant Jesus. (noun)

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• "(Bimbo is a short version of the Spanish word bambino, or small child.)"
• "A month later she remarks in a postscript: The bambino is half a year old this day."
• "He declared that the bambino was a masterpiece, a pure Corregio."