ta-ta

cheerio

Informal British parting

• bye-byeCasual parting expression
• see yaCasual spoken goodbye
• laterAt a subsequent time

ciao · toodles · toodle-oo · so long · catch you later · peace out · buh-bye · take care · be seeing you · I'm off

Britishism

UK-specific vocabulary term

• colloquialismCasual conversational expression
• dialectRegional language variety
• vernacularEveryday regional speech

Anglophile · teatime · cheerio · pip-pip · blimey · crikey · proper · posh · endearing · quaint

goodbye

Departing salutation

• partingAct of leaving another
• departureAct of going away
• leave-takingAct of saying goodbye

adieu · send-off · valediction · separation · exit · bon voyage · until we meet again · wave · blowing kisses · parting words

baby talk

Simplified speech for infants

• toddlerChild learning to walk
• nurseryRoom for infants
• playfulInclined toward fun

cutesy · mommy · daddy · bedtime · naptime · preschool · sweetness · innocent · affectionate · diminutive

• farewellsgoodbye, farewell, bye, adieu, bye-bye
• Reduplicativesbye-bye, mama, papa, haha, yo-yo
• Pleasantriesplease, thank you, thanks, sorry, excuse me
• goodbyesgoodbye, bye, bye-bye, see ya, byebye
• greetingshi, hello, hey, hola, aloha
• sign-offsgoodbye, farewell, bye, see you later, sincerely