fanciullo

Italian

Etymology

From older fancello, from fanticello, from fante, infante, from Latin īnfāns. Compare Sicilian fancellu and fanzellu.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fanˈt͡ʃul.lo/
Rhymes: -ullo
Hyphenation: fan‧ciùl‧lo

Noun

fanciullo m (plural fanciulli, feminine fanciulla)

boy, child
Synonym: bambino

Antonym: adulto

Derived terms

ciullo (obsolete)
fanciullesco
fanciullino
fanciullone

Further reading

fanciullo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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