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babako

Bingham

b'ab'áko

vi. to lie as an infant in the arms or lap of a person.

b'ab'áko

n. a foster child.

Sabatier

babako

from. bako: bent, or ko: tight.
v. to carry in arms, on breast, to cuddle, to nurse, to press to bosom.
n. an adopted child.
vt. babakoa: to carry in nurse, to cuddle.

Topics: The body, Family and people