EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to treat someone like a child...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/mag-ba-ta-AN/
FIL: Pakitunguhan ang isang tao na para bang siya ay isang bata pa, kadalasan sa paraang minamaliit o hindi isinasaalang-alang ang kanyang edad o kakayahan.
EN: to treat someone like a child
When your parents still talk to you like you're 12, even though you're 32 and paying your own bills. It’s that condescending tone someone uses, implying you don't know any better. 'Huwag mo akong magbataan; alam ko ang ginagawa ko.' is the classic comeback of every adult-in-progress.
From 'bata' (child).
ROOT MEANING: child; kid
Carries a negative connotation of condescension or belittling.
🇵🇭 Ayaw ng mga tinedyer na sila ay laging minamagbataan ng kanilang mga magulang.
🇺🇸 Teenagers don't like it when their parents always treat them like children.
🇵🇭 Kahit ako ang bunso, huwag mo akong magbataan dahil may sarili na akong isip.
🇺🇸 Even if I'm the youngest, don't treat me like a child because I have my own mind.
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Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.