musmos
musmós with stress marks
young; naive; innocent
Usage Note
Musmos describes a child or someone childlike in their naivety or inexperience — it can be used affectionately for a young child or slightly critically of an adult acting immaturely. The phrase musmos pa implies someone lacks the maturity for a given task.
Examples
" Musmos pa ang anak nila. "
Natural Translation
Their child is still young.
Literal Translation
Young still the child their.
" Ang musmos na bata ay walang kamalay-malay sa mga problema ng mundo. "
Natural Translation
The innocent child is unaware of the problems of the world.
Literal Translation
The innocent that child is without awareness to plural problem of world.
" Kahit matanda na siya, kumikilos pa rin siyang parang musmos na hindi marunong managot sa sariling mga pasya. "
Natural Translation
Even though he is already old, he still acts like a naive child who does not know how to take responsibility for his own decisions.
Literal Translation
Even old already he, acts still he-link like naive that not knows be-responsible to own plural decision.
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