how to pronounce баловство

/bəɫɐfstˈvo/

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баловство is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of баловство in a speech by a native speaker of standard russian:

“… покупках вот это баловство когда сказал …”

meanings of баловство

noun:

Something not serious, e.g. not a serious hobby, infatuation, etc.
Naughtiness, mischievousness.
Petting, spoiling, over-indulgence.

баловство frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word баловство occurs in russian on average 1.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.