boo-boo

Little kid's scratch

Boo-boo is a minor injury, especially a small cut or bruise—the kind children get and parents kiss better: Let me see your boo-boo.

By extension, a boo-boo is a mistake or blunder: I made a boo-boo with the reservations.

The word belongs to baby talk and casual speech.

injury

scrape

Rub harshly against

  • scratchSuperficial wound or mark
  • cutSeverance or reduction
  • bruiseDiscolored tissue injury

bump · nick · graze · abrasion · skinned knee · black-and-blue · band-aid · antiseptic · plaster · bandage

childspeak

ouchie

Child's word for injury

  • owieChild's word for hurt
  • owwieChildish term for injury
  • oopsiePlayful term for mistake

ouchy · bandaid · bumped · scraped · bonked · fell down · sore spot · tender · make it better

mistake

blunder

Foolish, costly mistake

flub · gaffe · misstep · oversight · oops · fumble · blooper · snafu · foul-up · screw-up

endearment

sweetie

Fond nickname for someone

  • honeyBees' viscous nectar product
  • pumpkinLarge orange autumn gourd
  • munchkinDiminutive person, affectionately

darling · cutie pie · snookums · lovebug · cuddle bug · little one · sweetheart · precious · angel · lambkin

cartoon

Yogi Bear

Animated basket-stealing bruin

bowtie · cartoon · animated · Yellowstone

Categories
Opposites
mistake/error

boo-boosuccess

Favorable outcome attained

correctness · accuracy · perfection · exactness · precision

injury severity

boo-boomortal wound

Injury causing inevitable death

compound fracture · emergency · serious injury · major trauma · trauma

intentionality/accident

boo-boointentional harm

Deliberately caused damage

Family

boo

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G