picciriḍḍu

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picciriḍḍu

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• picciriddu, picciridu

Uncertain. Probably from an unattested Norman or Occitan superstrate/adstrate, because of the palatalization of the -cc- nexus. Eventually derived from Latin *piccus, borrowed from Proto-Celtic *bikkos (“small, little”); possibly influenced (and/or conflated) by dissimilation by Latin paucus (“few, little”). Cognate with Neapolitan piccerillo and Greek πιτσιρίκος (pitsiríkos). Compare Provençal picho and pechin. See also Sicilian picca and picciottu.

• IPA^(key): /ˌpit.t͡ʃiˈɾi.ɖɖu/
• Hyphenation: pic‧ci‧rì‧ḍḍu

picciriḍḍu m (plural picciriḍḍi)

1. boy, child (male or of unspecified gender)
2. small, little
3. young
5. (broadly) A person who has not yet reached adulthood, whether natural (puberty), cultural (initiation), or legal (majority).

   Vacci a leggiu cu iḍḍu: è ancora 'n picciriḍḍu.

   Go easy on him: he is but a child.

   Synonyms: caruseḍḍu, carusittu

   Synonym: cagnolu (derogatory)

   Hyponyms: newborn, neonate, preteen, adolescent, tweenager, teenager, tween, teen, preadult

   2. (pediatrics, sometimes, in a stricter sense) A kid aged 1 to 11 years, whereas neonates are aged 0 to 1 month, infants are aged 1 month to 12 months, and adolescents are aged 12 years to 18 years.

      I sirbizza pônu siri apprupiati sia pî picciriḍḍi ca macari pî carusi.

      Regular chores can be appropriate for both children and adolescents.

      Hypernym: carusu

      Coordinate terms: figghiu, niunatu, nfanti, aduliscenti

7. (with possessive) One's direct descendant by birth, regardless of age; one's offspring; a son or daughter.

   U me picciriḍḍu cchiù nicu avannu fa quarantatrì anni.

   My youngest child is forty-three this year.

• (young person): See figghiu, carusu, & carusa
• (offspring): See figghiu and figghia

• (antonym(s) of “offspring”): patri, matri, ginituri
• (antonym(s) of “person below the age of adulthood”): adurtu, pirsuna granni

• →? Italian: piccirillo