niñez

== Spanish == === Etymology === From niño +‎ -ez. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /niˈɲeθ/ [niˈɲeθ] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /niˈɲes/ [niˈɲes] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -eθ (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) Rhymes: -es (Latin America, Philippines) Syllabification: ni‧ñez === Noun === niñez f (plural niñeces) childhood Synonym: infancia === Further reading === “niñez”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025