niña

• IPA^(key): /ˈniɲa/ [ˈni.ɲa]

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• Rhymes: -iɲa
• Syllabification: ni‧ña

niña f (plural niñas, masculine niño, masculine plural niños)

1. girl, female equivalent of niño
2. pupil (of eye)
3. (Latin America) maiden (virgin)

The noun niño is like most Spanish nouns with a human referent. The masculine forms are used when the referent is known to be male, a group of males, a group of mixed or unknown gender, or an individual of unknown or unspecified gender. The feminine forms are used if the referent is known to be female or a group of females.

• niña bonita
• niña cambiada
• niña de los ojos
• niña probeta

• nena

• “niño”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014