Skip to main content

Baby in Hebrew is תִּינוֹק (tinók).

It can also be said תינקת, גור, or מותק, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.

תִּינוֹק
tinók
noun · masculine
Recording by Uziel302, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons.
In English

baby

/ˈbeɪ.bi/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with B

These are the Hebrew words for baby as a noun.

very young human being

young animal

  • גּוּרגורgurmasculine

immature or infantile person

lastborn of a family

term of endearment

This is more about the Hebrew word תִּינוֹק.

Written with vowel points
תִּינוֹק
Written without vowel points
תינוק
Said
tinók
Plural
תִּינוֹקוֹת
Its meanings in English
baby, infant, baby

The Hebrew dictionary's page for תינוק, with its synonyms and rhymes

These English words share a Hebrew word with baby.

These words come before and after baby in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨baby⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨baby⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨baby⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨תִּינוֹק⁩, said tinók. Without vowel points it is written ⁨תינוק⁩. Its plural is ⁨תִּינוֹקוֹת⁩.

What are other Hebrew words for ⁨baby⁩?

Besides ⁨תינוק⁩, ⁨baby⁩ can be said ⁨תִּינֹקֶת⁩ (tinóket), ⁨גּוּר⁩ (gur), or ⁨מותק⁩ (motek), depending on the meaning.

Is ⁨תינוק⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨תינוק⁩ is masculine.

What else does ⁨תינוק⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨baby⁩, ⁨תינוק⁩ can mean ⁨infant, baby⁩.

The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry baby and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

Keep exploring