| 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. |