pēpē
1. (loan) (noun) baby.
Ki te kai te wahine hapū i te hikareti, ka kai tahi te pēpē e noho ake rā i roto i a ia (TP 1/1908:4). / If a pregnant woman smokes cigarettes, the baby that is inside her partakes too.
Synonyms: kōngahungahu, nohinohi, pēpi
kōpiupiu
1. (verb) to swing, oscillate, move to and fro, roll, toss about.
Ka rua hāora e hoehoe ana, ka rūpeke ngā tāngata ki runga ki te tima e tū ana i waho e kōpiupiu noa ana i te nui o te ngaru (TWMNT 6/7/1875:154). / The rowing backwards and forwards took two hours before the people had boarded the steamer standing off shore, rolling in a heavy swell.
Synonyms: ngapu, ngāruerue, piupiu, pioi, takaoreore, koiri, kaurori, ngarue, whakarārangi, hurihuri, pukapuka, pīrori, rōra, rōru, rārangi ingoa, whakatakahuri, takahuri
2. (noun) baby swing (seat), baby rocker (seat).
3. (noun) swinging, oscillating, moving to and fro, rolling, tossing about.
Kua marino te āhua o tēnei huarahi, ko ngā kare kua mutu te hurihuri, te kōpiupiu (KO 15/6/1885:1). / The conditions of this route had calmed, the waves had stopped tossing about.
Synonyms: tarapepe, whakatīkorikori
2. (noun) baby carrier, baby sling.
3. (verb) (-na,-tia) to parry (spear thrusts) - by clasping the spear in the hands.
Kua uru tonu ia ki ngā whawhaitanga nui, kua puta tonu ia ki te kainga ahi, kua okooko i ngā rākau (JPS 1911:18). / He had continued to take part in the serious engagements; he had gone into the very heat of the battle; he had parried the weapons.
4. (noun) wooden scoop - for scooping up earth.
owhaowha
1. (verb) to roll over (of a baby) - used when a baby first learns to turn over.
Ka kīia te tamaiti kātahi nei ka ako ki te takaporepore, he owhaowha, i eke ai te kōrero, "Kia owhaowha te tamaiti, kātahi ka tohia." (Te Ara 2016). / The child that has just learnt to roll over is said to be an 'owhaowha' in the saying, "When the child can roll over, then the tohi ceremony should be performed over it."
2. (noun) child that has just learnt to roll over.
Ka kīia te tamaiti kātahi nei ka ako ki te takaporepore, he owhaowha (Te Ara 2016). / A child that has just learnt to roll over is called an 'owhaowha'.
pēpi
1. (loan) (stative) be a baby, in infancy.
Ko ngā pēpi e whānau ana ia Hepetema, ia Akuhata, i a Hūrae. i a Hune, kaua e whāngaia ki te pātara mehemea e tāea te whāngai tonu ki ngā ū o te kōkā. (TTT 1/10/1927:699). / For babies born every September, August, July, and June, do not bottle feed if they can still be nursed by the mother.
2. (loan) (noun) baby, infant.
Kaua hei whāngaia te pēpi ki te pātara (TTT 1/10/1927:699). / Don't feed the baby with a bottle.
Synonyms: kōngahungahu, nohinohi, pēpē
piripoho
1. (modifier) treasured, precious, prized, valued.
Ka mea atu a Ngarue ki te tahu piripoho, “Hei konei! Ahakoa te nui o taku hiahia, o taku aroha, ki a koe, e kore e taea e au te hoki a muri i a au (JPS 1925:312)." / Ngarue further addressed his treasured spouse, “Farewell! Though my desire and love for you is great, I will never be able to return."
Synonyms: matapopore, māpuna, tongarewa, marihi, matahīapo, matenui, tongarerewa, mōmōhanga, puipuiaki, puiaki, hokoi, kāmehameha, kahurangi
2. (noun) breastfeeding baby, nursling, babe in arms, newborn.
E rite ana ki te piripoho e whanga ana i roto i te kōpū o tōna whaea (TWK 37:19). / It is similar to a newborn baby waiting in the womb of its mother.
kōngahungahu
1. (noun) small infant, baby.
See also kōhungahunga
2. (noun) foetus.
See also kukune
2. (modifier) small, little.
Hopukina ai e ngā humenga ngā ika nohinohi me ētahi atu kararehe pakupaku, mā ō rātou kawekawe tini (TWK 36:10). / Small fish and some other small creatures are caught by the wandering sea anemones with their multitude of tentacles.
See also nonohi
Synonyms: koroiti, muimui, mahake, pota, pakupaku, nonohi, riki, paku, kauriki, whito, mākari, tātakimōri, iti, poniponi, pinepine, tuaiti, whengowhengo, whetau
3. (noun) infant, baby, little one, littlie, tot, toddler.
He kaha rawa te mate ohorere pēpē i waenganui i ngā nohinohi Māori (Te Ara 2016). / Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) is particularly high amongst Māori infants.
Synonyms: kōngahungahu, pēpi, pēpē
tamariki kokoti tau
1. premature babies, children born prematurely - only used in the plural.
Tohutohu mō te tiaki i ngā tamariki kokoti tau, me ngā tamariki ngoikore (TP 5/1908:7). / Instructions for the care of premature babies and for weakly infants.
See also tamaiti kokoti tau
tūpekepeke
1. (verb) to jump about, hop about (of birds).
I te nui o taku koa hia tūpekepeke ana ahau i te hari (THM 1/1/1888:7). / Because I was so happy I wanted to jump about with joy.
Synonyms: pekepeke
2. (noun) baby jumper, "Jolly Jumper".
niho kaiū
1. (noun) baby tooth, milk tooth.
Kia ono marama pea ia nei te pakeke o te kōhungahunga, ka tīmata te puta ake o ōna niho kaiū (HJ 2012:262). / When the infant is about six months old, her milk teeth begin to appear.
Synonyms: niho kai waiū
niho kai waiū
1. (noun) baby tooth, milk tooth - children's teeth which are replaced by permanent ones.
Kia whai niho kai waiū a pēpē, pai noa iho kia kainga tonutia e ia te waiū, engari kei ngaua te ū (HJ 2012:262). / When baby has milk teeth it's still alright for her to continue to drink breast milk, but be careful in case the breasts are bitten.
Synonyms: niho kaiū
takatākaro
1. (noun) activity mat (baby), play gym (baby).
See also takaoreore
kaimānga
1. (noun) chewed food (for a baby) - traditionally food was masticated by the mother and gradually fed by mouth to the baby. This is used as an analogy for the feeding of knowledge to learners.
Ka whāngaia te pēpi ki te kai kua ngaungaungia, arā, ki te kaimānga. Ka pērā hoki ngā kaiwhakaako i a rātou e whāngai ana i ā rātou ākonga, arā, me wāhi mai te mātauranga kia ngāwari ai te ako. / Babies were fed food which had been chewed by the mother. In the same way when teachers feed their students knowledge it should be broken up so that learning is made easier.
Kahutahi
1. (noun) onesie (for a baby or adult).
He rakiraki kei runga i te kahutahi o taua pēpi rā. / That baby's onesie has ducks on it.
Synonyms: Kahukiri
