Synonyms and antonyms of Words used by or to young children in British Thesaurus

bang (interjection)

used especially by children for representing the sound made by a gun

be a love and . . . ()

used for asking a child or someone in your family to do something for you

big (adjective)

a big boy or a big girl is getting older or is older than another child. This word is used mainly by children or when speaking to children

birdie (noun)

spoken a little bird. This word is used mainly by children or when speaking to children.

bow-wow (interjection)

used for representing the sound a dog makes (its bark), when talking to children or in books for children

bow-wow (noun)

a dog. This word is used mainly by children or when speaking to children.

bunny (noun)

a rabbit. This word is used by children or when talking to children.

choo-choo (noun)

spoken a train. This word is used mainly by children or when speaking to children.

cold (adjective)

spoken used especially in children’s games to tell someone that they are not close to finding or guessing something

cross (adjective)

angry. This word is used mainly by children or when speaking to children

cross your heart (and hope to die) ()

used as a way of making a promise, especially between children

daddy (noun)

informal your father. This word is used mainly by children or when speaking to children

dicky bird (noun)

informal a bird. This word is used mainly by children or when speaking to children.

diddums (interjection)

spoken used for talking to a child or someone you think is behaving like a child

do as you’re told ()

used for telling a child to obey you

doggie ()

another spelling of doggy

doggy (noun)

informal a dog. This word is used mainly by children or when speaking to children.

doo-doo (noun)

informal solid waste from the body. This word is used mainly by children or when speaking to children.

easy-peasy (adjective)

Britishinformal extremely easy. This word is used mainly by children or when speaking to children.

forever and ever ()

for now and all time in the future: used for emphasis, especially by children or in children’s stories

gee-gee (noun)

Britishspoken a word meaning horse, used by or to children or when talking about horse racing

goody (interjection)

informal old-fashioned used for saying that you are happy or excited about something. This word is used mainly by children or when speaking to children.

grown-up (noun)

an adult. This word is used mainly by children or when speaking to children

grown-up (noun)

used when there are children involved in a situation

hot (adjective)

spoken used in a children’s game for saying that you are very close to finding something, or to guessing the right answer

joined-up (adjective)

informal joined-up writing is writing in which the letters are joined to each other. This word is used mainly by children or when speaking to children.

lamb (noun)

Britishspoken used for talking to or about someone in a kind way, especially a small child

little (adjective)

young, and often small. This word is used mainly by children or when speaking to children

mama (noun)

informal a mother. This word is used mainly by children or when speaking to children.

mamma ()

another spelling of mama

meanie (noun)

informal someone who is unkind, unpleasant, or not generous. This word is used mainly by children or when speaking to children.

meany ()

another spelling of meanie

mind your manners ()

used for telling someone, especially a child, to behave politely and not do or say something that might offend someone

miss (noun)

British a title used by children when talking to a woman teacher

mummy (noun)

Britishinformal a mother. This word is used mainly by children or when speaking to children The American word is mommy.

nan (noun)

Britishinformal a name for your grandmother. This word is used mainly by children or when speaking to children.

nanny (noun)

Britishinformal a name for your grandmother. This word is used especially by or to children.

night night ()

used for saying goodnight, especially to a child before they go to bed

no (adverb)

used for telling someone, especially a child, not to do something

number one (noun)

urine. This word is used by children or when talking to children.

number two (noun)

solid waste from the bowels. This word is used by children and when talking to children.

piggy (noun)

informal a pig. This word is used mainly by children or when speaking to children.

poo (noun)

Britishinformal solid waste from the body. This word is used mainly by children or when speaking to children.

poppet (noun)

Britishspoken used for talking to or about a child that you like

pretend (adjective)

informal imaginary. This word is used mainly by children or when speaking to children

pussy (noun)

informal a cat. This word is used mainly by children or when speaking to children.

pussycat (noun)

informal a cat. This word is used mainly by children or when speaking to children.

run and do something ()

used for telling someone, especially a child, to do something quickly

scaredy-cat (noun)

Britishinformal someone who easily becomes frightened. This word is used mainly by children

shush (interjection)

used for telling someone, especially a child, to be quiet. This word is often used instead of a stronger word such as shut up.

silly (noun)

used for telling someone, especially a child, that you think their behaviour is stupid or annoying

silly billy (noun)

Britishspoken a name for someone, especially a child, who is behaving in a silly way

sleep tight ()

used for telling someone, especially a child, that you hope they sleep well

so there ()

used at the end of a rude or angry statement to show that you do not care what another person thinks. This expression is used especially by children

sweetie (noun)

informalBritish a sweet. This word is used mainly by children or when speaking to children.

tattle (verb)

mainly Americanshowing disapproval to tell someone that another person has done something bad, usually in order to get them into trouble. This word is used mainly by children or when speaking to children.

teeny weeny (adjective)

informal extremely small. This word is used mainly by children or when speaking to children.

teeter-totter (noun)

American a children’s word for a seesaw

that will do ()

used for telling someone, especially a child, to stop talking or behaving badly

tinkle (noun)

spoken an act of urinating. This word is used mainly by children or when speaking to children.

too (adverb)

mainly Americanspoken used for emphasizing that something is true when someone does not believe it. This is used especially by children

tootsies (noun)

informal toes, or feet. This word is used mainly by children or when speaking to children.

tummy (noun)

informal your stomach. This word is used mainly by children or when speaking to children.

ups-a-daisy ()

another spelling of upsy-daisy

upsy-daisy (interjection)

used when someone has fallen, or when lifting someone up, especially a child

we (determiner)

spoken sometimes used instead of ‘you’, especially when a doctor or nurse is speaking to someone who is ill or when a teacher is speaking to children

wee (verb)

spoken to urinate. This word is used mainly by children or when speaking to children.

wee-wee (verb)

informal to urinate. This word is used mainly by children or when speaking to children.

whoops-a-daisy ()

used when you are talking to a young child who has just fallen or dropped something

wiener (noun)

Americanvery informal a male sex organ. This word is used by children.

winkle (noun)

Britishinformal a penis. This word is used especially by children.

with (brass) knobs on ()

used by children for replying in a rude way to an insult

yah-boo (interjection)

informal used for showing that you have no respect for someone or something, mainly by children

yippee (interjection)

an expression of happiness and excitement. This word is used mainly by children.