filho único

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “single son”.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈfi.ʎu ˈũ.ni.ku/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈfi.ʎo ˈu.ni.ko/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈfi.ʎu ˈu.ni.ku/

  • Hyphenation: fi‧lho ú‧ni‧co

Noun

filho único m (plural filhos únicos, feminine filha única, feminine plural filhas únicas)

  1. only child (a person who has no siblings)
    • 1964, Adoniran Barbosa, “Trem das Onze”, in Os Demônios da Garoa‎[1]:
      Sou filho único […]
      I'm only child […]
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