llorón
/ʝoˈɾon/
The Spanish phrase for cry baby is llorón.
The term is used to refer to someone who cries easily or frequently, typically describing a person who complains too much or reacts to small problems with tears.
Which one should you use?
While often used as a noun for a person, llorón can also be used as an adjective to describe a specific behavior or a person's character.
How does it change in a sentence?
The word changes based on gender and number: llorón is the masculine singular, llorona is the feminine singular, llorones is the masculine plural and lloronas is the feminine plural.
How do you pronounce it?
/ʝoˈɾon/
Did you know?
- The feminine form llorona is used so frequently in literature and song that it has become a cultural archetype of grief in the Spanish-speaking world.
- If you want to describe a person who is a 'whiner' rather than just someone who cries, you might use chillón, which comes from the word for 'loud' or 'shrill'.
- Depending on the country, llorón can be used to describe a 'sore loser' in sports, even if the person is not actually shedding tears.
Examples in context
- Mi hermana es una lloronaMy sister is a cry baby.
- No seas tan llorón, no es para tanto.Don't be such a cry baby, it's not a big deal.
- No seas un llorón.Don't be a crybaby.
- Ese niño es un llorón.That boy is a crybaby.
- Él es muy llorón por todo.He is a crybaby about everything.
Example conversation
Alejandro is complaining about a small scratch on his phone.
- Alejandro¡Mira este rayón! ¡Es terrible!Look at this scratch! It's terrible!
- MaríaDeja de quejarte, Alejandro, no seas llorón.Stop complaining, Alejandro, don't be a cry baby.
- AlejandroPero el teléfono es nuevo.But the phone is new.
- MaríaNi siquiera se nota, deja de dramatizar.You can't even see it, stop dramatizing.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry llorón, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
