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copil¹

  • /koˈpil/

Rhymes with -il

Where it comes from

Formerly ‘bastard’, compare with Albanian kopil, Medieval Greek κοπέλα (kopéla). Alternatively an old ultimately paleo-Balkan substrate word. Compare Aromanian cochil, Megleno-Romanian copil (“bastard”), cupilaș (“child”).

noun copii · equivalent copilă · copil · copilul · copiii

  1. masculine child Am doi copii.

Copil²

Where it comes from

From copil.

proper noun lui Copil

  1. masculine a surname

In English

  • baby immature or infantile person
  • child a minor
  • brat a selfish, spoiled, or unruly child

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"copil." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/copil. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

copil. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/copil

Chicago

"copil." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/copil.

BibTeX
@misc{copil_2026,
  title = {copil},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/copil},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}