How to Say "babies" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “babies” is “bebes” — A1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
Examples
Hay dos bebes durmiendo en la cuna.
There are two babies sleeping in the crib.
Los bebes necesitan mucha atención.
Babies need a lot of attention.
Plural of a Stressed Word
The singular word 'bebé' has an accent mark on the last syllable. To make it plural, you add '-s' and keep the accent, but the stress naturally shifts to the second-to-last syllable when spoken: 'bebé' (accented) becomes 'bebes' (no accent written).
Gender confusion
Mistake: “Referring to a female baby as 'la bebo'.”
Correction: The word 'bebé' itself is often treated as masculine (el bebé), but you can specify gender using the article or adjective: 'la bebé' or 'la niña bebé'.
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