llorón
/ʝoˈɾon/masculine
The Spanish word for crybaby is llorón. Wiktionary also lists llorica.
Meaning: person whose feelings are easily hurt (noun)
Ways to say it
| Spanish | IPA | Note |
|---|---|---|
| llorón | /ʝoˈɾon/ | masculine |
| llorica | /ʝoˈɾika/ | Spain, feminine, masculine |
A crybaby is a person whose feelings are easily hurt.
Which one should you use?
While llorón is a standard term for a crybaby, llorica is more colloquial and specifically associated with usage in Spain.
Is it said differently in some regions?
The term llorica is commonly used in Spain to refer to a crybaby.
How does it change in a sentence?
The masculine form llorón has the feminine form llorona.
How do you pronounce it?
/ʝoˈɾon/
Did you know?
- In Mexican folklore, La Llorona is a terrifying ghost woman who wanders waterfronts crying for her lost children.
- The suffix -ica used in llorica is a diminutive that has been flipped to create a derogatory, colloquial term, a common linguistic pattern in Spanish.
- If you call a man llorona, you are using the feminine form of the noun, which can be used mockingly to challenge his masculinity in some cultures.
Examples in context
- Es que soy un llorica.I'm such a crybaby.The sentence is useful for expressing that oneself is a llorica.Tatoeba #3670735 by Seael, translation #2548670 by CK
- ¡No seas un nene llorón!Don't be a crybaby!The sentence is useful for telling someone not to be a llorón.Tatoeba #5046065 by don_ramon, translation #4717687 by xorgy
- Sé que Tom es un llorón.I know Tom is a crybaby.The sentence is useful for stating that someone else is a llorón.Tatoeba #10181760 by Shishir, translation #7521779 by CK
- Mi hijo es un llorón cuando no le dan lo que quiere.My son is a crybaby when he doesn't get what he wants.
- ¡No seas llorona! Los golpes duelen un poco, pero no tanto como piensas.Don't be a crybaby! The hits hurt a little, but not as much as you think.
- 2 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Mateo and Elena are discussing a boy at a party.
- MateoEse niño es un llorón.That boy is a crybaby.
- ElenaNo seas tan duro con él.Don't be so hard on him.
- MateoEs que llora por todo.It's just that he cries about everything.
- ElenaA veces es un poco llorón.Sometimes he is a bit of a crybaby.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “crybaby” translations and entries llorón, llorica, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries llorica, llorón, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
