moo-cow

Baby-talk barn animal

Moo-cow is a child's word for a cow, formed by combining the sound a cow makes with its name.

Adults use it when speaking to small children or playfully: Look at the moo-cows in the field!

farm

dairy

Milk-based foods collectively

  • barnAgricultural storage structure
  • pastureGrazing ground for livestock
  • calfJuvenile cow or leg part

udder · milk · hay · fence · meadow · grazing · farmyard · trough · spotted · gentle

infantile

baby-talk

Simplified infant-directed speech

playgroup · stuffed-animal · peek-a-boo · playpen · pacifier · cradle · babbling · mama · dada · onesie

endearment

affectionate

Showing warm regard

innocent · darling · lovable · wholesome · charming · soft · cartoon · friendly · round · cute

Opposites
register/formality

moo-cowcattle

Domesticated bovines kept commercially

bovine · cow · heifer · steer · ruminant

ANIMAL TYPE (within baby-talk farm animals)

moo-cowcock-a-doodle-doo

Rooster's morning call

woof-woof · piggy · doggy · kitty · horsey

Family

cow, cows, moo, mooing, moos, mooed

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G