ọmọde

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• ọ̀dọ́mọdé

Etymology

From ọmọ +‎ idé.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ̄.mɔ̃̄.dé/

Noun

ọmọdé

1. child

   Synonyms: ọmọ, èwe, ọ̀dọ́, mọ̀jèsín

2. childhood

   Synonym: èwe

Derived terms

• ọmọdébìnrin (“girl”)
• ọmọdékùnrin (“boy”)

(Proverbs)

• ọmọdé bú ìrókò, ó bojú wẹ̀hìn

Descendants

• > Lucumí: omodé (inherited)
• → Portuguese: amadê

References

• "ọmọndé" in Abraham, R.C. (1958). Dictionary of Modern Yoruba. Hodder and Stoughton, p. 519.