βάβιον

English (LSJ)

τό, Syrian word for

   A child, Dam.Isid.76.

Spanish (DGE)

-ου, τό
palabra siria, hipocorístico afectivo para dirigirse a un niño bebé καὶ β. καὶ παιδίον ἀνεκάλει. ... βάβια δὲ οἱ Σύροι ... τὰ νεογνὰ καλοῦσι παιδία Dam.Isid.76.

Frisk Etymological English

Grammatical information: n.
Meaning: baby (Dam. Isid. 75)
Derivatives: Names s. Robert, Noms Indigènes 368.
Origin: ONOM [onomatopoia, and other elementary formations]
Etymology: A Syrian word. S. Pok. 91 (Eng. baby). Elementary creation. S. βαβάζω. Here βαβάλια cradle, Oehl IF 57, 11ff.