Babies' seat cushions
Tushies is the plural of tushie, an informal and somewhat childish word for the buttocks.
The term is affectionate and mild, often used with or around children: Wipe your tushies before you put on your swimsuits.
Adults may use it playfully to avoid cruder alternatives.
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Babies' seat cushions
Tushies is the plural of tushie, an informal and somewhat childish word for the buttocks.
The term is affectionate and mild, often used with or around children: Wipe your tushies before you put on your swimsuits.
Adults may use it playfully to avoid cruder alternatives.
1. anatomy — buttocks, Fleshy seat area; bottoms (Lowest portions of things); behinds (Rear body parts); rears (Nurtures young ones); backsides · bums · derrieres · posteriors · rumps · cheeks · seats · haunches · glutes · hindquarters
2. childspeak — potty, Child-sized toilet; diaper (Absorbent infant undergarment); wipes (Rubs clean); toddler (Child learning to walk); baby · nursery · bathroom · changing · wiggle · giggle · bare · cute · chubby · pudgy
BODY POSITION (FRONT VS. BACK)tushies ≠ tummies Stomachs, said cutely; bellies · faces · fronts · groins · crotches
REGISTER/TONEtushies ≠ buttocks Fleshy seat area; posteriors · asses · backsides · behinds · derrieres
tushie
Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/tushies