第1个回答 2017-02-13
Topics (most topics have first a list of specialized terms, and then a list of typical sentences):
1. Diminutive words for objects
2. Diminutive words for animals
3. Diminutive words/Terms of endearment for family members, people
4. Expressing affection to your child, terms of endearment for your child
5. What to say about someone else's baby or child
6. Babies
7. Greetings
8. Waking up in the morning
9. Clothing and getting dressed
10. Kitchen
11. Safety and injuries
12. Playtime indoors: fun, toys
13. Playtime indoors: learning, ABC's etc
14. Playtime- outside
15. Playing with other children (sharing, fighting)
16. What children themselves say
17. Daycare/Babysitters
18. Helping around the house
19. Bathroom talk, body parts
20. Bath time, washing up, cleanliness
21. Bed time
22. Words of encouragement, praise, compliments
23. Parents finding out what's wrong and giving reassurance
24. Manners
25. Discipline
26. On the go (transportation)
27. Doctor and hospital visits
28. Shopping/restaurants
29. Holiday/Special days
30. The adult world (seen from a child's eyes)
31. Cuss-type words that (some) children are allowed to use
32. Cultural notes
1. Diminutive/child-like words for things:
cuddly (any plush toy, stuffed animal, etc)
owie, booboo A child's injury (could be a cut, bruise, burn, etc...)
dolly (for a doll)
duckie or ducky (toy duck)
teddybear (toy stuffed/plush bear)
bally or ballie (for a toy ball)
PJ's/nighties (for pajamas)
shoesies (for shoes) (only when being affectionate or playful)
footsies (for feet) (only when being affectionate or playful, e.g., "Whose footsies are these?", said while pretending not to know.)
(Note: there's a game called "footsie", where each person tries to put his foot over the other person's.)
toesies (for toes)
tummy (for stomach)
choo-choo train (for a train)
2. Diminutive/child-like words for animals
ducky or duckie (for a duck, regardless of age)
horsy or horsie (for any horse, regardless of age)
bunny-rabbit (for any rabbit, regardless of age)
doggy, puppy, puppy-dog (for any dog, whether young or old)
lambie or lamby (for a little lamb, or sometimes even any sheep)
froggy (for frog)
kitty-cat, pussy-cat (for any cat)
birdy, birdie for bird
When you want to suggest that the animal is very loveable, you can intensify any of these by saying "sweet little lambie", etc.
Note: despite the above examples, it doesn't work to add the "y" or "ie" ending to just any word to make it a diminutive. If you tried to say "cowie" for "cow" it would come off like a joke. My son came up with "wrenchie" for his favorite tool; that was hilarious.本回答被网友采纳