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Learn to Speak Toddlerese by Ken and Lori Quick

As parents of two year old twin boys, my wife and I are grateful that we are finally beginning to understand the language of toddlerhood. It's been a long, slow, trial and error process, but we have finally established a fifty or so word vocabulary. This is a welcome relief from over a year of wavy arm pointing accompanied by a whiny "EEEEEEEENNNNNNNNHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!" and a look not unlike a bowel movement. We humbly share our knowledge in the somewhat feeble hope of saving other parents with younger children the same frustration. Good Luck

Note: All toddlerese spelt phonetically.
Toddler Adult? Definition
baa ball Anything round.
Ba-hee Barney The big purple guy parents and kids love and singles hate.
beh bear Anything furry with a long nose.
beheee berries Blueberry facial anyone?
bocks blocks Best kicked, thrown, slap shot, knocked down etc.
bo boat Sailboats, rowboats, Theodore etc.
boo boo-boo Cut, scrape, hurt or sore. Said with perfect baleful look.
boof boots Puddle magnets attached to feet.
booon! balloon Shouted at top of lungs!
bow bowl (See ha).
boyd bird Anything with a bill.
bung bun Parent: "would you like some bread?" Child: "DA BUNG!"
burf burp Followed by gales of laughter.
DA!? Dad As in "where are you!!?"
DA-EEE! Daddy Said while running for front door. Best cure for thoughts of work.
dabbo apple Delicious!
dah-na banana Best when squished between fingers or rubbed into clothes.
depock pocket Dirt and sand transport mechanism.
doh Here you go Also thank you!
dooga-de-go Where did it go? Said with look of complete surprise.
dos door Knock, pound - what's the difference?
dugga-da Look at that! Said with look of complete awe.
dwat water Said frequently when time for bed.
EEE-DA-EEE! It's Daddy! Guess who's home!?
eedamin vitamin A breakfast favourite.
fa-guck fire truck Must be a male thing.
foof fish High in protein, low in rejection factor.
fuff fluff Said while handing over 1000th piece of lint to parent.
guck truck Any big and noisy vehicle.
ha hat Some articles to wear (see bow), some not. Best back to front.
la-la-la-la motorcycle Huh?
lee lid Held in one hand with (now) empty upside down milk cup in other.
low hello Said to anyone and everyone.
luh look Said repeatedly for effect.
laee light Did we look up this much when we were kids?
lye slide Favourite playground apparatus, if Daddy catches.
mow milk Second only to juice, which we can't say yet.
moon spoon Said after thrown to floor.
muh mom Warmth, comfort, joy, love itself.
noow nose Said while pointing to parent's nose, even if striking eye.
oh-oh-oh-oh Cheerios Greatest breakfast every made, also a good tiddly-wink.
rasey raisins Fruit of the gods.
rrrrrr cat An easy one.
saw sock Least favorite clothing. Seldom clean or dry anyway.
soos shoes Articles in puddles when boots are wet.
suck sucker Favorite post-Halloween meal until gone.
uh-oh! It's broken Said all too frequently.
waher water Said frequently while in bed.
yeeve leaves Great for pouncing.

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