Kirundi
uruhorihori
Word parts: uru-horihori
oo-roo-hoh-ree-HOH-ree
How to say it
Kirundiuruhorihorioo-roo-hoh-ree-HOH-reesoon
Englishfontanelsoon
Frenchfontanellesoon
Meaning
the soft spot on top of a baby's skull before the bones have fully joined.
Good to know
a term from traditional childcare talk, not medical Kirundi.
Examples
- Ntugakore uruhorihori rw'umwana kuko ruracari koroshe.Do not press the baby's soft spot because it is still soft.
- Uruhorihori rw'uyu mwana ruracagutse.This baby's soft spot is still open.
- Ese uruhorihori rufunga ryari?When does the soft spot close?
- Nyina yaravye uruhorihori rw'umwana wiwe.The mother looked at her baby's soft spot.
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