coos
Soft bird calls
Coos are the soft, murmuring sounds doves and pigeons make—low, gentle, repetitive calls.
By extension, people coo when speaking in soft, affectionate tones, especially to babies or lovers: She cooed at the newborn.
The word captures both the sound itself and the tender intimacy it conveys.
Gentle cooing bird
- pigeonStout urban bird
- murmurSoft, indistinct continuous sound
- babbleIncoherent speech
- gurgleBubbling liquid sound
warble · birdsong · turtledove · vocalization · throaty · purr · cluck · caw
Affectionate word or phrase
- fondnessWarm liking or affection
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
- sweetnessSugary taste quality
- intimacyEmotional closeness between people
adoration · devotion · caress · love · whisper · nuzzle · cuddle · snuggle
dove
Gentle cooing bird
gurgle · warble · birdsong · turtledove · vocalization · throaty · purr · cluck · caw · chirp
endearment
Affectionate word or phrase
- fondnessWarm liking or affection
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
- sweetnessSugary taste quality
intimacy · adoration · devotion · caress · love · whisper · nuzzle · cuddle · snuggle · pet
lullaby
Soothing song for babies
gentle · soft · reassure · pacify · settle · cradle · rock · nestle · swaddle · bedtime
maternal
Of or like mothers
mother · father · parent · bonding · caregiving · feeding · nursing · cradling · rocking · tending
- cutekittens, puppies, bunnies, babies, baby animals
- baby traitsbaby fat, baby teeth, chubby cheeks, big eyes, button nose
- primate signalsvocalizations, gestures, calls, facial expressions, hoots
- vocal soundscry, sings, hums, croons, warbles
- coosan languages
- vocalizationsspeak, speaking, talking, whisper, shout
- coochie cooPlayful baby exclamation
- coochy cooPlayful baby vocalization
- bill and cooMurmur affectionately together
- billing and cooingAmorous cuddling and whispering
- billed and cooedDisplayed amorous affection publicly