owie

See also: -owie

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaʊ(w)iː/

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  Rhymes: -aʊi

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

English ow

Old English -iġ

Middle English -y

English -y

English -ie

English owie

From ow + -ie (suffix forming colloquialisms).

Interjection

owie

1. Synonym of ow.

Translations

ow

• French: ouille (fr)
• Russian: о́юшки (ójuški) (colloquial), бо-бо́ (ru) (bo-bó) (childish)
• Scottish Gaelic: aobag
• Swedish: aj (sv)

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

English ow

Old English -iġ

Middle English -y

English -y

English -ie

English owie

From ow + -ie (diminutive suffix).

Noun

owie (plural owies)

1. (colloquial, Canada, US, childish) A painful but minor injury.
   • 1997, K. D. Kuch, The Babysitter's Handbook, Random House, page 58:

     If it's an "owie" that has the child upset, check him from head to toe for injuries.

   • 2008, May 16, Bil Keane, The Family Circus (daily comic) in the Kokomo Tribune

     Daddy! Our car has an owie! [Billy, pointing to a small dent.]

Synonyms

• boo-boo

Translations

minor injury

• Finnish: pipi (fi)
• French: bobo (fr) m (childish), petite blessure (fr) f
• Portuguese: dodói (pt)
• Spanish: coco (es), ayayay, pupa (es)