kūdikis

Uncertain. Probably derived from a Slavicism, borrowed from an unattested *xudьcь (whence archaic Lithuanian kū̃das (“lean, withered”)), from Proto-Slavic *xudъ (“small, thin”); compare Russian худо́й (xudój, “thin”), Polish chudy (“thin, lean”), etc.^[1][2]

Alternative theories suggest a derivation from a verb cognate to Latvian kūdīt (“to instigate, abet”). Phonologically, both words may be connected to Proto-Slavic *kydati (“to throw, cast”); compare Russian вы́кидыш (výkidyš, “miscarriage”), Ukrainian dialectal скидча́ (skydčá, “miscarried lamb”).

IPA^(key): /ˈkuː.dʲɪ.kʲɪs/

kū̃dikis m (plural kū̃dikiai) stress pattern 1

1. baby, infant (a child of up to about a year)

• kūdikėlis (diminutive)
• kūdikiškas
• kūdikystė