• Shona word mwana in the Shona Dictionary
•  
•  
•  
•  
•  
•  

mwana
/mwana/

• noun , class(1)
• synonyms: chidhenene, mucheche, mukunda, murumbwana, mwanakomana, mwanasikana, pwere
• dialects/origins: Karanga, Korekore, Manyika, Zezuru

English translation

child

1. A male or female descendant in the first degree; the immediate progeny of human parents; a son or daughter: used in direct reference to the parentage of the person spoken of, without regard to sex.
2. A very young person; one not old enough to dispense with maternal or paternal aid and care.
3. A descendant more remote than the first degree; a descendant, however remote: as, mwana we Zimbabwe
4. Figuratively, a childish man or woman; one who resembles a child in lack of knowledge, experience, or judgment.
5. In general, anything regarded as the offspring or product of something which is specified; product; result.