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Milo's vocabulary at 18 months
Grand total: 93
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| WORD | MEANING | COMMENTS |
| allo | hello | F - when pretending to talk on the telephone |
| a tab! | dinner time | F (à table) |
| ball | ball | E |
| baaa-bo | boat | F (bateau) |
| babon | stick | F (baton) |
| baby | baby | E |
| baby | yoghurt | E- the brand we get (Yobaby) has picture of baby on packaging |
| badaboom | all falls down | N |
| bagai | bad guy | E - any of Felix's robots or Star Wars figures |
| beep beep | make way! | N |
| boo! | peekaboo! | N - sometimes says "teetaboo!" |
| beeeeh | sheep | N - between a belch and a cough |
| bo | bagel | E |
| Boba | Jorah | The little boy he shares a nanny with on Thursdays |
| bobo | it hurts | F |
| bubble | bubble | E |
| bye bye | bye bye |
E - complete with a wave of the hand, or the blowing of a kiss.
When put down in his crib at night, he says "bye bye" |
| caca | poop | F |
| chee | cheese | E - also means butter |
| chee puff | cheese puff | E |
| coin coin | duck | N - sometimes while fingers close and open like a beak |
| cocotico | hen | N - French roosters go "cocorico" |
| cohee | coffee | E - also means coffee shop |
| dodo | sleepy | F (dodo) |
| dodo | nursing | F - Since nursing happens at nap time and bed time, it's all part of the same package to him |
| e-i-e-i-o | farm animals | N - from the song Old Mc Donald |
| eyes | eyes | E |
| gateau | cake | F |
| go! | let's go! | E |
| Kitty | Baby Kitty | the neighbor's cat |
| lalala | guitar | N |
| mmm! | tastes good! | N |
| mmmmmmmmeuh | cow | N - more humming than mooing |
| me'ci | thank you | F (merci) |
| Milo | himself | the one and only |
| Mimi | Maisy Mouse | F - one of his favorite TV show |
| Mimi | any stuff animal | ? - perhaps from "Mimi la souris" (Maisy Mouse)? |
| Mommy | Lucie | E - sometimes says Mom or Maman instead |
| Nana | Harriet | E |
| nana | banana | E |
| no | no | E |
| nose | nose | E |
| oo oo oo | monkey | N - replaced the baby sign he used to do (scratching ribs) |
| oooooooo | dark | N - also means ghost - comes from Halloween (his first time out at night) |
| ouse | house | E |
| Papa | Dean | F |
| pita | pizza | E/F - sometimes also used for pasta, and other cooked food |
| pipi | pee | F - also means wet (as in "I dropped my cup on my shirt") |
| pin pon | firetruck | F - from the noise of French fire trucks |
| Po | teletubbies | E/F - used to mean any TV, but now refers to specific program |
| pomme | apple | F (pomme) |
| ppppppfffff | elephant | N - replaced the baby sign he used to do (back of hand against nose) |
| Rory | Frosty the Snowman | |
| ruff ruff | dog | N - replaced the baby sign he used to do (panting) |
| tiki tiki tiki | tickle tickle | E/F - sort of a cross between the French "guili guili" and the English "tickle tickle" |
| tartine | bread with butter and jam | F |
| tchoo tchoo | train | N - sometimes while moving fist up and down as if blowing a whistle |
| teehee | TV | E |
| totu | turtle | E/F |
| tot o Joe | trot old Joe | E - refrain of song trot old Joe |
| trrrrrrr | helicopter | N - sometimes while moving open palm up |
| uh oh | I dropped something | N |
| up | pick me up | E - or, simply, arms outstretched upward |
| wah wah wah | crying | N |
| wah wah wah | bus | N - from the lyrics of The Wheels on the Bus |
| wee | tree | E |
| yeah | yes | E |
| zizi | penis | F |
| [arm above head] | sun | S |
| [arm flapping] | bird | S - sometimes just makes bird noise instead (aarrh! aarh!) |
| [arm outstretch] + niaaaoooo | plane | S + N |
| [blowing] | hot | S |
| [brushing cheek with a finger] | cat | S - sometimes goes "meow" instead |
| [brushing finger against teeth] | toothbrush | S |
| [clapping hands] | good job! | S |
| [clicking tounge against palate] | horse | N |
| [clicking tounge against teeth] | rabbit, squirrel | N |
| [fingers to mouth] | food | S - mainly means "I am hungry" |
| [hand clawing the air] + rrraaaaah! | lion | S + N |
| [hands opening and closing] | book | S |
| [mouth opening and closing] | fish | S |
| [open-palm shrug] | I don't know where it is | S |
| [patting head] | hat | S - sometimes says "ha" |
| [rubbing hands] | water | S - also means "I am thirsty" |
| [sniffing] | flower | S |
| [thumb to mouth] | trumpet | S |
| [thumb to ear] | telephone | S |
| [touching ear] | I hear... | S |
| [touching neck] | giraffe | S |
| [tounge in and out of mouth] | frog | S |
| [turning imaginary steering wheel] | car | S |
| [twirling hands together] | anything that turns | S - example: a fan, or The Wheels on the Bus |
| [wide clap of the hands] | crocodile | S |