बच्चा

From Persian بچه‎ (bačče). Ultimately from Sanskrit वत्स (vatsa, “boy, child, son”), from which Hindi बछड़ा (bachṛā, “calf, child, boy”) is derived.

• IPA^(key): /bət͡ʃ.t͡ʃɑː/
• Hyphenation: बच्चा
• Rhymes: -ət͡ʃ.t͡ʃɑː

बच्चा • (baccā) m (feminine बच्ची, Urdu spelling بچہ‎)

1. child, baby

   यह तो एक बच्चा भी जानता है।

   yah to ek baccā bhī jāntā hai.

   Even a child knows this.

2. young (of an animal)

   हिरण के बच्चे घास में छिपते हैं।

   hiraṇ ke bacce ghās mẽ chipte hain.

   Fawns (the young of deer) hide in the grass.

• (child): बाल (bāl), लड़का (laṛkā)
• (baby): शिशु (śiśu)

• (child, baby): व्यक्ति (vyakti), मनुष्य (manuṣya), मानस (mānas)
• (young): जानवर (jānvar), जंतु (jantu)

• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “बच्चा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons
• Platts, John T. (1884), “बच्चा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & co.

बच्चा • (baccā)

1. child
2. baby, newborn