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passettino

tiny step

noun pahs-set-TEE-noh Rare
Body & Health Movement

Usage Note

Passettino is a double diminutive of passo (step): passo → passetto → passettino, conveying something very small and tentative. It is used affectionately for a baby's first steps or figuratively for a very cautious advance. The plural is passettini.

Examples

"Il bambino faceva i suoi primi passettini in salotto."

Natural Translation

The child was taking his first tiny steps in the living room.

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