A Closer Look-Lesson 2

binkie

noun

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Informal

Specialized

used to refer to a pacifier, especially a small, soft object given to infants to suck on for comfort

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The baby wouldn’t stop crying until she got her binkie.

He tucked the binkie into the toddler’s mouth before putting him to bed.

birdie

noun

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used to refer to a small or young bird, often used in a casual or affectionate manner

blankey

noun

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Informal

Specialized

used to refer to a blanket, especially in a childish or affectionate manner

boohoo

interjection

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Humorous

Informal

used to imitate the sound of crying or to express mock sympathy, often in response to an injury, accident, or exaggerated sadness

daddy

noun

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an informal or intimate name for fathers, used especially by children or when talking to children

didy

noun

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Humorous

Informal

Specialized

used to refer to a diaper, particularly in a playful or affectionate way, often used for babies or young children

doo-doo

noun

/dˈuːdˈuː/

Disapproving

Informal

used to refer to feces or excrement, often used in a playful or childish manner

horsey

noun

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Informal

used to refer to a horse in a playful, childish, or affectionate way

kissie

noun

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Informal

used to refer to a small or affectionate kiss, often in a playful or childlike manner

to make a messy

phrase

/mˌeɪk ɐ mˈɛsi/

Collocation

Informal

to make something dirty, often in a playful or innocent context

caca

noun

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æ

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Disapproving

Informal

used to refer to feces or waste matter in a playful or childlike manner, often used by young children when referring to going to the bathroom

to make nice

phrase

/mˌeɪk nˈaɪs/

Everyday expression

Informal

to be polite or friendly especially when trying to improve a situation or relationship

meow-meow

noun

/mɪˈaʊmɪˈaʊ/

Everyday expression

Humorous

Informal

used to refer to a cat in a playful or childlike manner, often used by young children

moo-moo

noun

/mˈuːmˈuː/

Everyday expression

Humorous

Informal

used to refer to a cow in a playful or childlike manner, often mimicking the sound a cow makes

mommy

noun

m

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ɑ:

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m

y

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an informal or intimate name for mothers, used especially by children or when talking to children

nap-nap

noun

/nˈæpnˈæp/

Everyday expression

Humorous

Informal

used to refer to a nap in a playful or childlike manner, often spoken to young children

neigh-neigh

noun

/nˈeɪnˈeɪ/

Everyday expression

Humorous

Informal

used to refer to a horse in a playful or childlike manner, often mimicking the sound a horse makes

night-night

noun

/nˈaɪtnˈaɪt/

Everyday expression

Humorous

Informal

used to refer to bedtime or sleep in a playful or childlike manner, often used when speaking to young children

owie

noun

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oʊi

w

i

e

Everyday expression

Humorous

Informal

used to refer to a minor injury, such as a scrape or bruise, in a playful or childlike manner

to pee-pee

Verb

/ˈpiˈpi/

to urinate, often used in a way that is informal

to poo-poo

Verb

/pˈuːpˈuː/

Culturally sensitive

Disapproving

Informal

(said in a playful or childlike manner) to defecate

sleepy-bye

noun

/slˈiːpibˈaɪ/

Everyday expression

Informal

used to refer to bedtime or the act of going to sleep in a playful or childlike manner

to tee-tee

Verb

/tˈiːtˈiː/

Disapproving

Informal

(used in a playful or childlike manner) to urinate

to tinkle

Verb

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l

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(used in a playful or childlike manner) to urinate

tootsies

noun

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ɪ

s

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Everyday expression

Humorous

Informal

used to refer to the feet or toes in a playful or childlike manner

tweet-tweet

noun

/twˈiːttwˈiːt/

Everyday expression

Humorous

Informal

used to refer to the sound a bird makes or a bird itself in a playful or childlike manner

to wee-wee

Verb

/wˈiːwˈiː/

to urinate, often used in a playful or childish manner

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