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chinchinear

/t͡ʃint͡ʃineˈaɾ/

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verb/t͡ʃint͡ʃineˈaɾ/

to entertain (a child) by shaking a rattle (a baby's toy); to shake a rattle (a baby's toy); to pamper, coddle (someone)

Su padre lo chinchineaba tanto de pequeño que ahora no sabe hacer nada por su cuenta.His father pampered him so much when he was little that he cannot do anything on his own.

Synonyms: mimar, cundundear

Etymology tree Spanish chinchín Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Latin -izō Latin -izāre Spanish -ear Spanish chinchinear From chinchín (“a rattle (baby's toy)”) + -ear.