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juliaegg
New Member
Chinese China
- Mar 14, 2006
- #1
I want to use one word to describe a little(about 4-5 year-old)and cute girl, does sombody have good idea? i want something special except baby, angel...thank you~xxxxxx
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maxiogee
Banned
English
- Mar 14, 2006
- #2
"She is delightful." would do it for me, but I think you are looking for a noun.... She is a treasure / she is a delight / she is a cherub.
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juliaegg
New Member
Chinese China
- Mar 14, 2006
- #3
Thank you very much, maxiogee. I think cherub is ok. I want this word to name a virtual figure, which is a little girl singer. I need more similar words to choose from, does anybody have any other idea? thank you!
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maxiogee
Banned
English
- Mar 14, 2006
- #4
She's a four or five year old singer?
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CatStar
Senior Member
Madrid
English, Ireland
- Mar 14, 2006
- #5
She's a...
ray of sunshine
cutie
dote
little treasure
...
my brain has stopped functioning, can't think of any more...!
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cas29
Senior Member
Milan Italy
Canada/English
- Mar 14, 2006
- #6
a sweetie,a sweetie pie,
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river
Senior Member
U.S. English
- Mar 14, 2006
- #7
You might try "Kewpie" or "Kewpie doll."
timpeac
Senior Member
England
English (England)
- Mar 14, 2006
- #8
Panjandrum can't have seen this thread yet, or I'm sure he'd be spouting lyrical about his WMPG - world's most perfect granddaughter.
panjandrum
Senior Member
Belfast, Ireland
English-Ireland (top end)
- Mar 14, 2006
- #9
I have, I have.
There is only one perfect word to describe this uniquely incredibly amazingly wise, attractive and talented child. But I promised not to publish her name here.
The difficulty is that the words of affection that are applied to an individual carry all that meaning because of the individual we associate them with. They are not, necessarily, going to promote the right image for juliaegg's virtual girl singer. That word has to have universal appeal. I'm stumped.
Anyway, she's almost 6, so that lets me out
jinti
Senior Member
New York City and Pennsylvania
USA - English
- Mar 14, 2006
- #10
Some pet names I've heard, occasionally even used for me (several centuries ago ):
- pumpkin
- sweetheart
- dolly
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juliaegg
New Member
Chinese China
- Mar 15, 2006
- #11
thank u very much for all the replies~~they do help me a lot! I will tell u which word we use as soon as we make the decision.
WR Rule #11 - Except as a topic of discussion, chatspeak and SMS style are not acceptable. Members must do their best to write using standard language forms. <<This includes using capital letters where appropriate.>>
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Mizz_Kimness
New Member
Somewhere
English
- Mar 15, 2006
- #12
Adorable or sweet is what I can come up with.
MCL
Senior Member
Oregon USA
English, U.S.
- Mar 15, 2006
- #13
If she's an adorable little singer - how about a darling little bird name?
Chickadee
Dovie would be old fashioned
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juliaegg
New Member
Chinese China
- Mar 16, 2006
- #14
I'm sorry I didn't use English appropriately. I will adhere to the rules here in the future.
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jenweiyang12
New Member
English
- Apr 12, 2010
- #15
juliaegg, you can even use cuppycake on that little girl singer!
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Rover_KE
Senior Member
Northwest England - near Blackburn, Lancashire
British English
- Apr 12, 2010
- #16
ewie
Senior Member
Manchester
English English
- Apr 12, 2010
- #17
Rover_KE said:
A dote, Cat? That's a new one on me.
On me too.
I vote for moppet. I believe Shirley Temple was often referred to as The Mumming Moppet in her toothacheingly-cute days. (No, not really.)
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jpyvr
Senior Member
Vancouver, BC, Canada
English - Canadian
- Apr 12, 2010
- #18
Seeing moppet above, the word poppet came to mind. I never use it, but an English friend of mine often did, and just checking now on dictionary.com I see the definition:
British Dialect. a term of endearment for a girl or child.Can any of our native BE speakers advise if poppet could be used in the sense the OP was asking about? I'd be happy to know if this word is regionally restricted in BE, as the definition above indicated dialect.
Packard
Senior Member
USA, English
- Apr 12, 2010
- #19
panjandrum said:
I wouldn't use "poppet" myself, but I have certainly heard it from time to time.
Then perhaps pongo?
Hermione Golightly
Senior Member
London
British English
- Apr 12, 2010
- #20
Pongo? Pongo as in "smelly monkey"?
For a child? A girl child? A girl child singer?
You've got to be kidding!
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panjandrum
Senior Member
Belfast, Ireland
English-Ireland (top end)
- Apr 12, 2010
- #21
Hermione Golightly said:
Pongo? Pongo as in "smelly monkey"?
For a child? A girl child? A girl child singer?You've got to be kidding!
HG
Ahem.
The pongidae are apes, not monkeys, and their personal hygiene habits are no more idiosyncratic than those of homo supposedly-sapiens.
Sniff.
End of what passes among pongidae for a rant.
Poppet would be OK, and I have heard this term used from time to time as a term of affection for both of my granddaughters. I wouldn't use it myself.
ewie
Senior Member
Manchester
English English
- Apr 12, 2010
- #22
Poppet is quite common in this part of the world, or was when I was little.
Packard
Senior Member
USA, English
- Apr 12, 2010
- #23
Not in my family, but "kitten" and "princess" are used in the USA. I suppose almost any cute baby animal would work also--though I would avoid "piglet".
See: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/animals/Animalbabies.shtml
Baby Koalas are cute.
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Spira
Banned
South of France
UK English
- Apr 12, 2010
- #24
How about skunklet?
Packard
Senior Member
USA, English
- Apr 12, 2010
- #25
Spira said:
How about skunklet?
A baby skunk is a "kit".
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Spira
Banned
South of France
UK English
- Apr 12, 2010
- #26
Wow. How did you know that?
demon001
Senior Member
Charlotte, NC
French, English(USA)
- Apr 13, 2010
- #27
Before going around calling someone poppet, read what the term also means:
"In folk-magic and witchcraft, a poppet is a doll made to represent a person, for casting healing, fertility, or binding spells on that person."
ewie
Senior Member
Manchester
English English
- Apr 13, 2010
- #28
Luckily the number of practitioners of folk magic and witchcraft who are likely to bother about child singers is quite small, Demon
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