| Word form | aka-chan |
| Original script | 赤ちゃん |
| LWT meaning(s) | |
| Comments on word | this is a diminuitive, first attested in 1904. In the form akago, the word has been attested since the 11th century. Another variant, akanbō, was first attested in 1830. |
| Analyzability | analyzable derived |
| Gloss | aka-chan red-DIM |
| Age | Late Old Japanese [21] (794–1185) |
| Lexical stratum | wago |
| Year | 11th century |
| Register | General |