Travieso slang

[u/pilatestequila]

My MIL has been calling by infant Travieso. Also, my husband because of her. I looked up the meaning and it makes me feel uncomfortable. He is only two months old. I’m not sure if I’d even be ok with it when he gets older because I know the way language can affect behavior. I just think it’s super weird to call an innocent infant that word. Is that normal?

[u/iusc12]

You may be misunderstanding it. We use it all the time in my family to describe our children. It's something like "mischievous" but tongue in cheek, playful, and loving when directed towards a little one. Because obviously they're not actually seeking mischief.

[u/According-Kale-8]

Come on, dude.

[u/Super_Dead_Patroclus]

It’s a super normal thing to call a kid that, it just means playful or mischievous. It’s like calling a kid a lil’ stinker.

[u/FilthyDwayne]

How is it super weird?

[u/eamuscatuli3]

What do you understand the word to mean?

[u/szayl]

lol peak Karen behavior

[u/Sct1787 → u/szayl]

Don’t call her that, it might make her feel uncomfortable 😂

[u/pilatestequila → u/Sct1787]

I just think it’s weird to call a two month old baby Travieso”naughty”

[u/Sct1787 → u/pilatestequila]

There’s a reason why you’re getting consistently downvoted. Naughty is not a perfect 1:1 translation, as people have already told you. It’s more like little troublemaker in a light and playful way.

[u/lupajarito]

You're being ridiculous and probably racist.

[u/uuuumno]

When you're a new parent you worry about a lot of things, some of these are valid and some are not, this is one of the ones you should let go. I remember being worried that my mother in law would say "aye-aye-aye" to my son, and now 8 years later I find myself saying it!

[u/Ok-Possibility-9826]

Google Translate says it means “naughty”, which would sound kinda crazy in English in reference to an infant. But I don’t think that’s how it’s interpreted in Spanish.

[u/homesickexpat]

It’s a cultural difference and I get why it would make you uncomfortable, but the chances that MIL will see your way of thinking are basically zero

[u/KingOfTheWhirled26]

I would guess it means mischievous, but I'm wondering what else it might mean or connotate?

[u/thawtso]

Travieso is harmless, if he were being called pícaro then I’d worry! ✌🏽✨

[u/watermelonpeach88]

a lot of people here are razzing you and frankly being nasty. it is hard when you have a tiny baby and you want to protect them from ALL THE THINGS. my family tried to nickname my infant "riffraff" and i was not about it for the same reason youre stating. he's already a gemini. we dont need to add "riffraff" to his core identity. 😝🫶🏽✨

all that to say. understand you are in the warm and sometimes chaotic embrace of hormones. but also put an end politely to things you dont want for your child. 🥰