Vocab Info

A1 Noun, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)

(あま)えん(ぼう)pampered or spoiled child (spoilt)

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)

      1.

      wheedling child, spoiled child, pampered child, child who always demands attention

    All Forms

    甘えん坊 【あまえんぼう】

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    Examples

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      (すえ)()長男(ちょうなん)よりも(あま)えん(ぼう)です。

      The youngest child is more spoiled than the eldest son. {pampered or spoiled child (spoilt)}

      • N1

      子供(こども)とは、(あま)えん(ぼう)()(もの)なのである。

      Children are creatures who are often pampered or spoiled. {pampered or spoiled child (spoilt)}

      • N1

      息子(むすこ)二十歳(はたち)になっても(あま)えん(ぼう)なので心配(しんぱい)です。

      I'm worried because my son, even though he's twenty, is still a spoiled child. {pampered or spoiled child (spoilt)}

      • N1

      (ちち):「()っこして()しいのか?まったく、(あま)えん(ぼう)だなぁ。」

      Father: "Do you want to be held? Goodness, you're such a spoiled child." {pampered or spoiled child (spoilt)}

      • N1

      今年(ことし)成人(せいじん)(むか)える長女(ちょうじょ)がまだ(あま)えん(ぼう)なので(すこ)心配(しんぱい)しています。

      I'm a little worried because my eldest daughter, who is becoming an adult this year, is still a pampered (or spoiled) child. {pampered or spoiled child (spoilt)}

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