Chulla 4,946 Posted December 11, 2017 Report Share Posted December 11, 2017 When we were very young, our mothers, and I suppose mothers of today, often referred to things in a baby-talk fashion. I have raised this thread for members to add those that they remember. I will start the ball rolling: Railway engine = chuff-chuff bum = moon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted December 11, 2017 Report Share Posted December 11, 2017 Teggies.... Teeth. Chucky Egg...... Egg. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PeverilPeril 3,284 Posted December 11, 2017 Report Share Posted December 11, 2017 Cakak, bobbo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,145 Posted December 11, 2017 Report Share Posted December 11, 2017 My wife, a schoolteacher, would not have our children baby-talked at any price. My mother always did the moo cow, bo bo stuff. That caused a lot of friction! 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crankypig 457 Posted December 11, 2017 Report Share Posted December 11, 2017 Dudoo(sweets) Din dins Bye byes (sleep) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,602 Posted December 11, 2017 Report Share Posted December 11, 2017 Funny I just thought of something like that when I got back from my trike ride, took me cycling shoes off and put on my slippers, thought what my first wife used to say to our kids when doing that, "come on lets put your pippers on" Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PeverilPeril 3,284 Posted December 11, 2017 Report Share Posted December 11, 2017 My post cakak (poo) and bobbo (horse) has vanished? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted December 11, 2017 Report Share Posted December 11, 2017 So has mine. Teggies, and Chucky egg. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted December 11, 2017 Report Share Posted December 11, 2017 Then parents wonder why their kids grow up stupid. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,603 Posted December 11, 2017 Report Share Posted December 11, 2017 I didn't really use special baby words when our 3 were little... However, I sometimes put a 'y' on the end of certain words.... horsey, doggy, piggy, mousie, sweetie. Just remembered I did say 'bunny' instead of rabbit. Some words we still use like 'poo' , 'wee' and tummy so can they still be classed as baby words, I wonder... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted December 11, 2017 Report Share Posted December 11, 2017 I hate to see so called intelligent and responsible people drooling over babies, and twiddling their lips, and going Boo, Boo, Boo, and other ridiculous noises. It must scare the bu66ers almost to death. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted December 11, 2017 Report Share Posted December 11, 2017 I use those three regularly Margie. Does that mean I'm childish ? I hope not ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,603 Posted December 11, 2017 Report Share Posted December 11, 2017 You started a new topic TWICE at the same time this morning, Chulla! I've just scrolled down in the 'activity' and there are 2 topics called Baby Talk started by you this morning - one has 7 replies, the other has 9 replies! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chulla 4,946 Posted December 11, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2017 17 minutes ago, MargieH said: You started a new topic TWICE at the same time this morning, Chulla! I've just scrolled down in the 'activity' and there are 2 topics called Baby Talk started by you this morning - one has 7 replies, the other has 9 replies! I posted the new thread, and on checking the Activity list it was not there. I sent it again and this time it appeared, but only once in the actual thread, even though it is shown twice in the Activity listing. Perhaps Cliff Ton or katyjay can join them into one thread. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,602 Posted December 11, 2017 Report Share Posted December 11, 2017 Bless him Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,470 Posted December 11, 2017 Report Share Posted December 11, 2017 Chulla was so enthusiastic about this thread that he did indeed start it twice, a few minutes apart. I've now merged them and deleted a few posts which referred to the duplication. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,145 Posted December 11, 2017 Report Share Posted December 11, 2017 1 hour ago, FLY2 said: I hate to see so called intelligent and responsible people drooling over babies, and twiddling their lips, and going Boo, Boo, Boo, and other ridiculous noises. It must scare the bu66ers almost to death. Can’t agree more. Best to start them off talking English - if they are English of course! 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
loppylugs 8,429 Posted December 11, 2017 Report Share Posted December 11, 2017 Don't remember much except me mam referring to cars as Pappaps. Dogs as Bow wows. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Willow wilson 894 Posted December 11, 2017 Report Share Posted December 11, 2017 In our house when I was an infant a horse was Dobbin and a scarecrow was odmedod, although that's a hedgehog. That was the only baby talk allowed because they appeared in our story books and I persisted with them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted December 11, 2017 Report Share Posted December 11, 2017 In our house a raised hand meant a slapped arse. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radfordred 6,284 Posted December 11, 2017 Report Share Posted December 11, 2017 Don't know about baby talk, but I do hear folk having quite long conversations with their dogs "Come on Tyson don't go in the mud you'll get it all over the carpet" "Tyson stop doing that, I'm not having you lick me after licking them, dirty boy" as if the barmy dog knows what your saying! 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,603 Posted December 11, 2017 Report Share Posted December 11, 2017 2 hours ago, Willow wilson said: In our house when I was an infant a horse was Dobbin and a scarecrow was odmedod, although that's a hedgehog. That was the only baby talk allowed because they appeared in our story books and I persisted with them. I had a book about Mr Odmedod (? spelling) but he was a man with a sack who would grab children if they went out of the garden gate! I suppose it was a book about 'stranger danger' When I was very little, I certainly wouldn't have gone out of our gate alone after reading that! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Willow wilson 894 Posted December 11, 2017 Report Share Posted December 11, 2017 MargieH. My Odmedod was an innocent character in my older sister's 1940s Rupert Books. We had one bedtime Rupert story read to us most nights. Not really a baby talk word though. Pleasant memories. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brew 5,422 Posted December 11, 2017 Report Share Posted December 11, 2017 Although some disparage 'baby talk' most of us grew up with it and it looks to me like most of you lot ave turned out alright in spite of it. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
woody 552 Posted December 11, 2017 Report Share Posted December 11, 2017 Listening to some of the phrases used by the younger generation some of them are having trouble adapting to normal language anyway so why bother. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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