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Imantaghavi Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
Owwie
Hi there,
What does "owwie" mean in the following context?
"My mother picked me up, carried me to her bed, sat me down and kissed my "owwie" ."
Any help is appreciated in advance,
Iman
What does "owwie" mean in the following context?
"My mother picked me up, carried me to her bed, sat me down and kissed my "owwie" ."
Any help is appreciated in advance,
Iman
Top answer
It is not an English word. It could be a made-up child's word used to represent something real, but you have not provided enough context to say for certain. By any chance, was the child in question hurt or bumped or cut in an earlier part of the story.
- It is not an English word.
- It could be a made-up child's word used to represent something real, but you have not provided enough context to say for certain.
- By any chance, was the child in question hurt or bumped or cut in an earlier part of the story.
- If yes, then I have an idea.
- But without CONTEXT...
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It is not an English word.
It could be a made-up child's word used to represent something real, but you have not provided enough context to say for certain. By any chance, was the child in question hurt or bumped or cut in an earlier part of the story. If yes, then I have an idea. But without CONTEXT...
It could be a made-up child's word used to represent something real, but you have not provided enough context to say for certain. By any chance, was the child in question hurt or bumped or cut in an earlier part of the story. If yes, then I have an idea. But without CONTEXT...
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John doesn't have little children, I'm guessing.
It's actually a really, really common way to refer to a minor injury. Another way to say is it "boo-boo."
Oh, poor honey! Mommy will kiss your boo-boo and you'll feel all better.
Do you have an owie, honey? Let Mommy give it a kiss. There! All better!
It's actually a really, really common way to refer to a minor injury. Another way to say is it "boo-boo."
Oh, poor honey! Mommy will kiss your boo-boo and you'll feel all better.
Do you have an owie, honey? Let Mommy give it a kiss. There! All better!
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JohnParisIt could be a made-up child's word used to represent something real, but you have not provided enough context to say for certain. By any chance, was the child in question hurt or bumped or cut in an earlier part of the story. If yes, then I have an idea.John has soothed four sets of boo-boos, washed more binkies that I can count, TT'd and TaTa'd my w
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JohnParisIt is not an English word.Hi,
It is an English word. Synonyms - boo-boo (a minor injury).
Have a look here: http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/owie
Regards
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Dear Regards,
The original question was "what does owwie mean"?
The original question was not "what does owie" mean?
Neither "owwie" nor "owie" are to be found in the New Oxford American Dictionary,
The Oxford Writer's Thesaurus, The Oxford Dictionary of the English Language, Merriam-Webster Dictionary, or
The original question was "what does owwie mean"?
The original question was not "what does owie" mean?
Neither "owwie" nor "owie" are to be found in the New Oxford American Dictionary,
The Oxford Writer's Thesaurus, The Oxford Dictionary of the English Language, Merriam-Webster Dictionary, or
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JohnParisDear Regards,Hi,
The original question was "what does owwie mean"?
The original question was not "what does owie" mean?
Oh... You should have realized that it was just a spelling mistake, unless you hadn't known the meaning of this word, which is also fine. It is indeed a word commonly used by children or babies, and therefore
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Regards
Why don't we just call it baby slang or Kidlish (kids+English).
You think it's a word because you have seen it in the online sources you provided.
I do not think it's a word because I cannot find it in any accredited reference source (either online or published). So, why don’t we just leave the discussion at this point?
I have never heard the word in Spa
Why don't we just call it baby slang or Kidlish (kids+English).
You think it's a word because you have seen it in the online sources you provided.
I do not think it's a word because I cannot find it in any accredited reference source (either online or published). So, why don’t we just leave the discussion at this point?
I have never heard the word in Spa
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Hi,
Baby slang you say? Accepted.
A Spanish word? I don't think so.
Leave the discussion at this point? Accepted unless somebody else has something to add.
Regards
Baby slang you say? Accepted.
A Spanish word? I don't think so.
Leave the discussion at this point? Accepted unless somebody else has something to add.
Regards
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