ranocchio

Definitions of ranocchio
  1. noun
    disparaging terms for small people
    synonyms: scarabocchio, sgorbio
  2. noun
    a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age
    synonyms: figlio, nato
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    antonyms:
    genitore, procreatore
    a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian
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    baby, bebè, infante, lattante, neonato, poppante
    a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
    figliastro
    a child of your spouse by a former marriage
    cherubino
    a sweet innocent baby
    figlio di nessuno, trovatello
    a child who has been abandoned and whose parents are unknown
    figlioccio
    an infant who is sponsored by an adult (the godparent) at baptism
    baliatico
    an infant considered in relation to its nurse
    figlio, figliolo
    a male human offspring
    figliastro
    the son your spouse by a former marriage
    type of:
    discendenza, prole, sangue
    the immediate descendants of a person
  3. noun
    any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
    synonyms: anuro, batrace, rana, rospo
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    types:
    raganella
    any of various Old World arboreal frogs distinguished from true frogs by adhesive suckers on the toes
    raganella
    arboreal amphibians usually having adhesive disks at the tip of each toe; of southeast Asia and Australia and America
    type of:
    anfibio, batraci
    cold-blooded vertebrate typically living on land but breeding in water; aquatic larvae undergo metamorphosis into adult form
  4. noun
    a decorative loop of braid or cord
    synonyms: batrace, rana
  5. noun
    a person of French descent
    synonyms: batrace, rana
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    type of:
    francese
    a person of French nationality
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