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chinequiztli.

Headword: 
chinequiztli.
Principal English Translation: 

a child who cries a lot; a crybaby

IPAspelling: 
tʃinekistɬi
Alonso de Molina: 

chinequiztli. niño que llora mucho.
Alonso de Molina, Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana y mexicana y castellana, 1571, part 2, Nahuatl to Spanish, f. 21r. col. 1. Thanks to Joe Campbell for providing the transcription.

themes: 
Children, Childhood, Adolescence
Emotions