Parents Are Sharing Kid Vocabulary That Is Much Better Than The Actual Words We Use

Has your child ever not known the word for something and come up with their own totally brilliant version instead? One woman has sparked a group of parents to share these wonderful expressions, after explaining that her friend’s five-year-old referred to a crow as a “Halloween eagle” (which we’re totally here for, by the way).

Tessa Dare’s tweet from 30 May had hundreds of responses from parents giving examples of words that, if we’re honest, are much better than the originals.

My friend’s 5-year-old just saw a crow and called it a “Halloween eagle.”

And a child shall lead us. It is known. This is the new name for the bird-formally-known-as-crow. You know what to do, @MerriamWebster.
— Tessa Dare 🐐 (@TessaDare) May 30, 2018

Here are a few of our favourites:

Rhino = Battle Unicorn

A friend's 5 yr old saw a rhino and called it a "Battle Unicorn". Can we let 5 yr olds christen new species please?
— Zoe Tuinman (@ZoeJTuinman) May 30, 2018

Sheets = Bed Skins

As a toddler, my son was king of properly renaming things. This is why my vocabulary now includes gems like “boo boo trucks” and “bed skins” (ambulances and sheets, obviously).
— Erin Rooney Doland (@erdoland) May 30, 2018

Earmuffs = Snow Headphones

My daughter re-named earmuffs "snow headphones" and it stuck over here.
— Geoff Gerrietts (@ggerrietts) May 30, 2018

Gloves = Hand Socks

A kindergartner told me she liked my hand socks...gloves obviously. But now forever hand socks.
— Jenny Watson (@msjennywatson) May 30, 2018

Cartwheel = Starfish Circle

My 5 year old niece says "starfish-circle" for cartwheel. Genius!
— Kaitlin C (@KCrechriou) May 30, 2018

Ravioli = Pasta Pockets

My son calls ravioli “pasta pockets”
— Shannon Gallagher (@shaniggli) May 30, 2018

Vultures = Flamingo Witches

A friend’s 5yo was wailing about seeing “flamingo witches” after watching the National Geographic channel. Took a little while to figure out she was talking about vultures.
— jillian (@jilliank245) May 30, 2018

Dreams = The Stories In My Eyes

My daughter once referred to dreams as "The Stories In My Eyes"
— lama-j spelt bakword (@lama_j) May 30, 2018

Frisbee = Dog Catcher

When my daughter was three we were in the drug store and she begged me to buy her a “dog catcher” I turned around to see her holding a Frisbee.
— Gretchen Swanson (@GTS206) May 30, 2018

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