Masculine
👦

xaval

Meaning

boy, young man

Concepts

boy
👦
lad
youngster
kid
🧒
child
🧒
girl
👧
greenhorn
kiddie
kiddy
laddie
minor
nestling
nipper
offspring
pupil
schoolchild
shaver
small fry
sonny
stopple
tiddler
toddler
tyke
yearling
young
younker
tike
baba
children
baby
👶
sonny boy
bambino
booby
cub
fry
Synonyms

xicot
B1
👦
nen
A1
👦
noi
A1
👦
minyó
23k
marrec
C2
fillet
27k
👦
criatura
B1
sagal
C1
fill
A1
jove
A1
xic
B2
Translations

niño
🧒
menino
👦
garçon
👦

παιδί

chaval
🧒
ragazzo
👦
chico
joven
jongen
👦
Junge
👦

طِفْل

bambino
🧒
iuvenis
giovane
فتى
Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
[ʃəˈβal]
Etymology

Borrowed from Caló
chavale
Cognate with Spanish
Spanish
chaval
In summary

Borrowed from Caló chavale, vocative plural of chavó (“boy”). Compare Spanish chaval.

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