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66. I like her name better!

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Please add the funniest/most adorable things children have called things that have stuck in your family [View all] MLAA May 25 OP

I read about a toddler who referred to mittens NewDayOranges May 25 #1

Good one! MLAA May 25 #2

In Dutch gloves are called "handschoenen" Turbineguy May 25 #30

Toes enid602 May 25 #77

My daughter called me Do Dum. Probatim May 25 #3

My wife and I are giggling at this post underpants May 25 #7

These are treasures! MLAA May 25 #9

Pissghetti for spaghetti. no_hypocrisy May 25 #4

A classic, for sure. MLAA May 25 #10

White cake and sugar underpants May 25 #5

Some things remain mysteries forever, white cake is one such mystery. MLAA May 25 #11

Angel Food. Arne May 25 #16

hotcake, maybe? n/t lastlib May 25 #25

Kids would say POP and they didn't mean their father. Arne May 25 #6

They called soft drinks pop? MLAA May 25 #14

I called my Grandfather Pop. Arne May 25 #15

I called my dad Pop. LakeArenal May 25 #26

... MLAA May 25 #39

Not quite what you are asking for, Ptah May 25 #8

Damn, that's a good one! What a clever girl with an inquiring mind! MLAA May 25 #12

My little brother was fascinated by machinery. Ocelot II May 25 #13

Uncle Funnybear Mz Pip May 25 #17

I bet he wears the name proudly! MLAA May 25 #40

My daughter was a toddler in 1985. ariadne0614 May 25 #18

That is delightful! Buttering! MLAA May 25 #41

Forty years later, it still delights me every time it comes to mind! ariadne0614 May 25 #61

Calling cumulus clouds "curious" clouds duckworth969 May 25 #19

Too cute! MLAA May 25 #42

When my son was a toddler he called the TV remote the "toe" Freddie May 25 #20

Good one! MLAA May 25 #43

I have a nephew that made up a few terms we still use nuxvomica May 25 #21

Love it Erika-ginger. We are now running our Erika-ginger around the clock as we should hit our first 100 degree day MLAA May 25 #44

I was eight, the oldest of four and decided to rename all of us. LuckyLib May 25 #22

Too cute. Love all four names. MLAA May 25 #45

For myself, I wasn't very old when I asked my mom ... Niagara May 25 #23

Love winklewipers! MLAA May 25 #46

Two-year-old nephew, a baseball fan called the Reds/Phillies star.... lastlib May 25 #24

He lived up to the moniker! MLAA May 25 #49

When my mom was born her older (by about 20 months) dflprincess May 25 #27

I love it. Your mom must have loved it as well as she didn't lose it in those 88 years. 🙂 MLAA May 25 #50

My nephew, around 3-4 yrs old dweller May 25 #28

Billions and billions of beagles! What a wonderful image! MLAA May 25 #51

As a baby they called me Tinka Babe. Cuz my older bro couldn't say Stinky baby. LakeArenal May 25 #29

Great ones! Love nude niks! MLAA May 25 #52

Nephew - Praple for purple KT2000 May 25 #31

It does make you wonder how they came up with nalobs. 🙂 MLAA May 25 #53

As winter was turning bamagal62 May 25 #32

It's sleeves up weather! MLAA May 25 #55

We thought it was pretty creative bamagal62 May 25 #74

We were on vacation at the beach with our two grands in the back of the car. FalloutShelter May 25 #33

That was weird! MLAA May 25 #57

My grandkids call their grandpa 'Oompa" The Blue Flower May 25 #34

Willie Wonka MLAA May 25 #58

I have 2 language foibles to share MyMission May 25 #35

Tres bien, Mystery finally solved! MLAA May 25 #60

Apparently I always play Frank Zeppelin too loud JoseBalow May 25 #36

We'd tell the kids to behave Marthe48 May 25 #37

Wasn't being Have! Hahaha. MLAA May 25 #62

Our oldest called a calculator, a numbercator. Wonder Why May 25 #38

Makes more sense, smart kid! MLAA May 25 #63

From the younger set ... Aimee in OKC May 25 #47

Chicken with a handle! Really good one! I just love it. MLAA May 25 #64

My daughter was about two when we were trying to time our way past... surrealAmerican May 25 #48

Sprink! Perfect. MLAA May 25 #65

My little patient loved watching the Gigglebellies on YouTube. Lunabell May 25 #54

I like her name better! MLAA May 25 #66

Ticking parket keithbvadu2 May 25 #56

.. MLAA May 25 #67

It wasn't a "thing" claudette May 25 #59

Both of theses are hilarious. MLAA May 25 #68

😀 claudette May 25 #73

My ex said something scared the 'b-jesus' out of him, pandr32 May 25 #69

Okay, you win the thread! MLAA May 25 #70

My older daughter used to call hot dogs hockets. Wicked Blue May 25 #71

Love hoppitator! MLAA May 25 #72

One more, same kid... bamagal62 May 25 #75

Much more fun than here you go. Diddle do the mash potatoes! Diddle do the remote control . MLAA May 26 #79

I would be an awful mother bamagal62 May 25 #76

Glad you aren't an awful mother! And stick trees is a good one! MLAA May 26 #80

When my daughter was little we were gifted a chihuahua named Ratona womanofthehills May 25 #78

So cute! I'm sure chi-wee-wee appreciated the affectionate new name. MLAA May 26 #81

One of my nieces TlalocW May 26 #82

Hilarious! MLAA May 26 #84

Mc ick a donalds redwitch May 26 #83

Too cute! MLAA May 26 #85

garjub - garbage Kali May 26 #86

Love sea gultures and ROACHES in the ashtray is priceless! MLAA May 26 #87

my youngest sister came up with some good ones yellowdogintexas May 27 #88

These are some good ones! MLAA May 27 #89

In the late 80s a toddler son of friends of mine told me he was having trees for dinner. Harker May 27 #90

Too cute! MLAA May 27 #92

Bookmark....... Upthevibe May 27 #91