Meaning of bērns | Babel Free
[bæ̀ːɾns]Definitions
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child (boy or girl up to approximately 14 or 13 years of age) declension-1, masculine
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child (son or daughter, regardless of age, in relation to their parents; descendants) declension-1, masculine
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animal offspring colloquial, declension-1, masculine
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person, with respect to land, people, nation, political movement, etc. to which he or she belongs declension-1, masculine, poetic
Equivalents
Examples
“mazs bērns”
small child
“raudošs bērns”
crying, weeping child
“nerātns bērns”
naughty child
“neiznests bērns”
premature (lit. not-fully-carried) child
“ārlaulības, nelikumīgs bērns”
out-of-wedlock, illegitimate child
“bērna audzināšana”
a child's education
“auklēt bērnu”
to baby-sit a child
“kopt bērnu”
to care for a child
“mācīt bērnu”
to teach a child
“adoptēt bērnu”
to adopt a child
“bērnu ratiņi”
strollers
“bērnu autiņi”
diapers
“bērnu nams, bērnunams”
orphanage
“bērnu dārzs, bērnudārzs”
kindergarten
“bērnu laukums”
(children's) playground
“bērnu literatūra”
children's literature, books
“bērnu ārsts”
pediatrician (lit. children's doctor)
“bērnu spēle”
children's play (= something very simple and easy)
“tu runā kā bērns”
you talk like a child (= too naively, childishly)
“vienu vecāku bērni”
children of the same parents, siblings
“pieauguši bērni”
grownup children
“viņai ir vienpadsmit bērnu: septiņas meitas un četri dēli”
she has eleven children: seven daughters and four sons
“kad bērni lieli, iet tie paši ar savu galvu un vecāku prātu”
““vai, māt, Brūnaļai teļinš!” meitene priecīgi sasit rokas... “Brūnaļa mani vairs nepazīst...” “viņai bail, ka tu nedari pāri viņas bērnam””
“oh, Mum, Brūnaļa (the cow) has a little calf!” the girl happily clapped her hands... “Brūnaļa doesn't know me anymore...” “she is afraid of what you might do to her child”
“tu biji krietnais tautas bērns”
you were an honest, decent child of the people
“dziesma, ai dziesmiņa, skani skaļi / visur, kur Latvijas bērniem mājas!”
song, oh little song, do sound loud / everywhere where Latvia's children have homes!
CEFR level
This word is part of the CEFR A1 vocabulary — beginner level.
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