बाल-बच्चे

Hindi

Etymology

Bahuvrihi compound of बाल (bāl, children) +‎ बच्चे (bacce, kids).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /bɑːl.bət̪.t͡ʃeː/, [bäːl.bɐt̚.t͡ʃeː]

Noun

बाल-बच्चे • (bāl-baccem pl (Urdu spelling بال بچے)

  1. (idiomatic) immediate family, parents and their children

Declension

Declension of बाल-बच्चे (pl-only masc ā-stem)
plural
direct बाल-बच्चे
bāl-bacce
oblique बाल-बच्चों
bāl-baccõ
vocative बाल-बच्चो
bāl-bacco

See also