ouchie

Toddler's minor injury

Ouchie is childish or playful language for a minor injury, typically a small cut, scrape, or bruise.

It's the kind of hurt that warrants a bandage and a kiss rather than a trip to the emergency room.

Adults use it when speaking to children or when being deliberately cute about their own minor mishaps: I got an ouchie on my finger.

The word can also refer to the bandage itself: Do you need an ouchie for that?

childish

boo-boo

Minor childhood injury

  • owwieChildish term for injury
  • boobooMinor childhood injury
  • hurtCause or feel pain

sore · sting · bump · scrape · cut · scratch · nick · bruise · tender · band-aid

nurture

caregiver

One providing daily assistance

  • mommyMother, to children
  • daddyInformal term for male parent
  • nurseHealthcare provider, bedside

bandage · antiseptic · ointment · band-aid · gauze · treatment · medicine · doctor

comfort

bandage

Wound covering strip

  • band-aidAdhesive strip for cuts
  • soothingReducing distress or discomfort
  • hugTight, affectionate clasp

cuddle · pat · rub · healing

injury

scrape

Rub harshly against

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

bump · nick · graze · burn · blister · splinter · pinch · bite · welt · chafe

expression

ow

Pain exclamation

  • yowExclamation of pain
  • eekAlarmed exclamation
  • winceReflexive recoil from distress

flinch · grimace · yelp · whimper · cry · gasp · groan · moan · sigh · tears

Categories
Opposites
sensation/feeling

ouchiefeel-good

Inducing cheerful contentment

comfy · pleasure · comfort · yummy · cozy

bodily state

ouchiehealed

Returned to health

fixed up · healthy · wellness

severity

ouchietrauma

Lasting psychological wound

gash · broken bone · emergency · laceration · fracture

Family

ouch, ouchies

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