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Does the German language have some words used almost exclusively by/for young children?
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In English, when speaking to children, adults sometimes use words like "doggie" for dog, "boo-boo" to refer to an injury, or "upsy-daisy" if a child falls. Do Germans have something similar when they speak to babies and young children?
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In English, when speaking to children, adults sometimes use words like "doggie" for dog, "boo-boo" to refer to an injury, or "upsy-daisy" if a child falls. Do Germans have something similar when they speak to babies and young children?
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In English, when speaking to children, adults sometimes use words like "doggie" for dog, "boo-boo" to refer to an injury, or "upsy-daisy" if a child falls. Do Germans have something similar when they speak to babies and young children?
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Yes, we do have. I'll borrow some of your examples:
Doggie would be Wauwau, also a pretty childish term.
Boo-boo could be translated as Wehweh, Wehchen or plainly as Aua (which is in this context rather used for children/babies).
I'd translate Upsy-daisy as Hoppla, but that's a term that can be used for other age groups, too.
Other examples would be pipi and kaka, translated as pee-pee(?) and poo-poo. (credits to @fabby)
You can notice the similarities here, repeating the same syllable/word twice.
This is often an indicator for more childish words, or words used with babies. This can be derivated from the simplicity of these words, regarding the low state of language development of the babies. (see Wauwau and Wehweh, Mama and Papa)
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You forgot "kaka" which is a universal Indo-European word... (at least in the ones I know...) ;-)
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Do Germans have something similar when they speak to babies and young children?
Yes, we do.
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A clear answer to a clear question.
– Christian Geiselmann
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@ChristianGeiselmann Nonetheless, I think some examples would be helpful/interesting, even if OP didn't explicitly asked for them.
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Yes, we do have. I'll borrow some of your examples:
Doggie would be Wauwau, also a pretty childish term.
Boo-boo could be translated as Wehweh, Wehchen or plainly as Aua (which is in this context rather used for children/babies).
I'd translate Upsy-daisy as Hoppla, but that's a term that can be used for other age groups, too.
Other examples would be pipi and kaka, translated as pee-pee(?) and poo-poo. (credits to @fabby)
You can notice the similarities here, repeating the same syllable/word twice.
This is often an indicator for more childish words, or words used with babies. This can be derivated from the simplicity of these words, regarding the low state of language development of the babies. (see Wauwau and Wehweh, Mama and Papa)
answered 19 mins ago
SomeWindowsUser
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You forgot "kaka" which is a universal Indo-European word... (at least in the ones I know...) ;-)
– Fabby
16 mins ago
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@Fabby Included this in a new edit.
– SomeWindowsUser
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Yes, we do have. I'll borrow some of your examples:
Doggie would be Wauwau, also a pretty childish term.
Boo-boo could be translated as Wehweh, Wehchen or plainly as Aua (which is in this context rather used for children/babies).
I'd translate Upsy-daisy as Hoppla, but that's a term that can be used for other age groups, too.
Other examples would be pipi and kaka, translated as pee-pee(?) and poo-poo. (credits to @fabby)
You can notice the similarities here, repeating the same syllable/word twice.
This is often an indicator for more childish words, or words used with babies. This can be derivated from the simplicity of these words, regarding the low state of language development of the babies. (see Wauwau and Wehweh, Mama and Papa)
answered 19 mins ago
SomeWindowsUser
456113
You forgot "kaka" which is a universal Indo-European word... (at least in the ones I know...) ;-)
– Fabby
16 mins ago
1
@Fabby Included this in a new edit.
– SomeWindowsUser
8 mins ago
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Yes, we do have. I'll borrow some of your examples:
Doggie would be Wauwau, also a pretty childish term.
Boo-boo could be translated as Wehweh, Wehchen or plainly as Aua (which is in this context rather used for children/babies).
I'd translate Upsy-daisy as Hoppla, but that's a term that can be used for other age groups, too.
Other examples would be pipi and kaka, translated as pee-pee(?) and poo-poo. (credits to @fabby)
You can notice the similarities here, repeating the same syllable/word twice.
This is often an indicator for more childish words, or words used with babies. This can be derivated from the simplicity of these words, regarding the low state of language development of the babies. (see Wauwau and Wehweh, Mama and Papa)
answered 19 mins ago
SomeWindowsUser
456113
Yes, we do have. I'll borrow some of your examples:
Doggie would be Wauwau, also a pretty childish term.
Boo-boo could be translated as Wehweh, Wehchen or plainly as Aua (which is in this context rather used for children/babies).
I'd translate Upsy-daisy as Hoppla, but that's a term that can be used for other age groups, too.
Other examples would be pipi and kaka, translated as pee-pee(?) and poo-poo. (credits to @fabby)
You can notice the similarities here, repeating the same syllable/word twice.
This is often an indicator for more childish words, or words used with babies. This can be derivated from the simplicity of these words, regarding the low state of language development of the babies. (see Wauwau and Wehweh, Mama and Papa)
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SomeWindowsUser
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You forgot "kaka" which is a universal Indo-European word... (at least in the ones I know...) ;-)
– Fabby
16 mins ago
1
@Fabby Included this in a new edit.
– SomeWindowsUser
8 mins ago
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You forgot "kaka" which is a universal Indo-European word... (at least in the ones I know...) ;-)
– Fabby
16 mins ago
1
@Fabby Included this in a new edit.
– SomeWindowsUser
8 mins ago
You forgot "kaka" which is a universal Indo-European word... (at least in the ones I know...) ;-)
– Fabby
16 mins ago
You forgot "kaka" which is a universal Indo-European word... (at least in the ones I know...) ;-)
– Fabby
16 mins ago
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@Fabby Included this in a new edit.
– SomeWindowsUser
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@Fabby Included this in a new edit.
– SomeWindowsUser
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Do Germans have something similar when they speak to babies and young children?
Yes, we do.
answered 1 hour ago
Björn Friedrich
4,7301830
2
A clear answer to a clear question.
– Christian Geiselmann
1 hour ago
2
@ChristianGeiselmann Nonetheless, I think some examples would be helpful/interesting, even if OP didn't explicitly asked for them.
– SomeWindowsUser
29 mins ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
1
down vote
Do Germans have something similar when they speak to babies and young children?
Yes, we do.
answered 1 hour ago
Björn Friedrich
4,7301830
2
A clear answer to a clear question.
– Christian Geiselmann
1 hour ago
2
@ChristianGeiselmann Nonetheless, I think some examples would be helpful/interesting, even if OP didn't explicitly asked for them.
– SomeWindowsUser
29 mins ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
1
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up vote
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Do Germans have something similar when they speak to babies and young children?
Yes, we do.
answered 1 hour ago
Björn Friedrich
4,7301830
Do Germans have something similar when they speak to babies and young children?
Yes, we do.
answered 1 hour ago
Björn Friedrich
4,7301830
answered 1 hour ago
Björn Friedrich
4,7301830
answered 1 hour ago
Björn Friedrich
4,7301830
answered 1 hour ago
Björn Friedrich
4,7301830
4,7301830
2
A clear answer to a clear question.
– Christian Geiselmann
1 hour ago
2
@ChristianGeiselmann Nonetheless, I think some examples would be helpful/interesting, even if OP didn't explicitly asked for them.
– SomeWindowsUser
29 mins ago
add a comment |Â
2
A clear answer to a clear question.
– Christian Geiselmann
1 hour ago
2
@ChristianGeiselmann Nonetheless, I think some examples would be helpful/interesting, even if OP didn't explicitly asked for them.
– SomeWindowsUser
29 mins ago
2
2
A clear answer to a clear question.
– Christian Geiselmann
1 hour ago
A clear answer to a clear question.
– Christian Geiselmann
1 hour ago
2
2
@ChristianGeiselmann Nonetheless, I think some examples would be helpful/interesting, even if OP didn't explicitly asked for them.
– SomeWindowsUser
29 mins ago
@ChristianGeiselmann Nonetheless, I think some examples would be helpful/interesting, even if OP didn't explicitly asked for them.
– SomeWindowsUser
29 mins ago
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