el patito

duckling, little duck

p a ˈt i t o
pat duck + ito diminutive; little or small
noun · masculine Rare #45,747
duckling, little duck Diminutive of "pato" (duck); often used as a cute or affectionate term.
SP: El patito nada en el estanque.
EN: The duckling swims in the pond.
Declension of patito
patitopatitos

El pequeño patito está nadando.

The little duckling is swimming.

Todo parece indicar un patito.

Everything seems to point to a duckling.

— La vida es bella (1997)

Todo esto fue muy triste para el pobre pequeño patito.

All of this was very sad for the poor little duckling.

Un patito, ¿verdad?

A little duckling, right?

— La vida es bella (1997)

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