din-din

Baby talk supper

Din-din is baby talk or playful speech for dinner: Time for din-din!

Adults use it humorously, often when speaking to children or pets, or ironically among themselves to signal informality.

playful

meal

Occasion for nourishment

chow · feast · spread · vittles · nosh · feed · repast · sit-down · home-cooking · seconds

babytalk

supper

Evening repast

num-nums · foodie · highchair · bib · spoon · plate · hungry · eat · nibbles · feeding

familial

dinnertime

Evening eating hour

kitchen · home · evening · gathering · mom · dad · calling · ready · wash-up · seated

Categories
Opposites
register/formality

din-dinformal dinner

Ceremonial evening meal

supper · evening meal · banquet · dinner party · dinner

meal type

din-dinbreakfast

Day's first eating

brekkie · lunch · brunch · midday meal · luncheon

eating vs. not eating

din-dinfasting

Deliberate food avoidance

starvation · hunger

Family

dinner, dine, diner, dining, dinners, dined, dinette, dinettes, dining-room

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G