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Plastifacion

1. (n) The process by which an aging woman decides to trade in 50-80% of the median salary in exchange for looking like a strange, creepy monster, though with admittedly amazing breasts. Despite the cost of botox, many women still choose to look like puffered up fish-faces.

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Stable

1. (n) A steady, regular, consistent place where horses live

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Stairs

1. (n) An old fangled Stairmaster located conveniently at every building in excess of one story in height 2. (v) Means of simultaneously getting in shape and in trouble, since most kids aren’t allowed on them without supervision, even though we just love the heck out of them

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Stamp

1. (v) Expression of disagreement expressed by a loud footfall and vocal harrumph, the sort of thing that gets us in trouble 2. (n) Expensive, albeit small, sticker used to thank the mail for sending letters

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Shelves

1. (n) A makeshift system of ladder-like rungs found throughout most homes, workplaces and retail stores. Ideal for climbing though oftentimes hundreds of obstacles must first be thrown haphazardly to the floor

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Sherpa

1. (n) Parent or close friend qualified to guide me to the top of a gigantic hill or tremendous mountain 2. (n) A wooly manherd, or shepguide.

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Shiny

1. (adj) Descriptive word for any of the world’s very most pretty and interesting things

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Sports Car

1. (n) A vehicle commonly used as down payment towards children, and later traded in for them

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Bobble

1. (v) The motion one’s head makes when falling asleep while sitting up. Characterized by nodding, droopy eyes and a comical bobbing of the head, it is perfect for falling asleep in the car or entertaining party guests

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See

1. (n) A saw, a female saw 2. (v) What one does with jeeper, creeper, or kooky peepers. 3. (n) Precursor to “hold” and post-cursor to “have”, as in “I see it, I just gotta hold and have it.

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Straw

1. (n) Thin tube used to blow bubbles in milk. Can also be used as a handle to knock over beverages at restaurants 2. (n) Bit of sneezy hay, often found in nature or on a hayride

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Chips

1. (n) The French fry half of the Fish N’ equation 2. (n)Salty tokens of a fried, flavored delight, lavished on grouchy children to please though not necessarily feed them 3. (n) Food snacks you aren’t supposed to steal just before dinner even though you do

SEE ALSO: FRENCH FRY

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Garbage

1. (n) Yucky, expended stuff 2. (n) Bags of stuff that have to be taken out pretty much constantly 3. (adj) Vegetables, if you can sneak them to the refuse bin when nobody is looking

SEE ALSO: VEGETABLES

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Stanky

1. (adj) Similiar to stinky but with an other-earthly vengeful waft of horrific odor

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Boop

1. (n) Noise made by the poking of one’s nose, though the exact origin of the sound has never been determined

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Meanies

1. (n) My brothers, parents, teachers, doctors and dentists when they don’t let me have my way, toys and candy

SEE ALSO: CANDY

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Stocking

1. (n) Santa’s hangover from his night of giving 2. (n) An ill-shaped sock unwearable due to, well, it’s ill shape, material and the fact that it’s either hung up too high or filled with fruit, candy, batteries, or coal.

SEE ALSO: SANTA CLAUS

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China

1. (n) Fine dishes and coarse people

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Fall

1. (pn) Time of year when leaves change color 2. (n)The times when I don’t listen to “slow down” demands, and then trip and skin my pristine knees and cry 3. (v) What toys do when you drop them from the stairs

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Spit

1. (n) Natural solvent used to clean protesting children’s faces in restaurants and other public places

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Stereotype

1. (sl) People who’re pre-judged for their playing and vandalizing of stereo equipment 2. (n) Generic for Bose, Sony or Crosley

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Bounce

1. (v) What a ball does off a person’s head when thrown properly 2. (n) Variety of inflatable house where one can jump to their heart’s delight

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Full

1. (adj) Word used to describe a tummy with room only for dessert 2. (adj) A diaper weighing in excess of 2-pounds

SEE ALSO: DIAPER

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Meaning

1. (v) The intention and action of someone who is being mean, often while failing to express whatever it is they are trying to get across

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Philly

1. (n) A saucy horse 2. (n) A saucy steak sandwich 3. (n) A saucy national league baseball player working in the state of Pennsylvania

SEE ALSO: PONY

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Shots

1. (n) Excuse for evil grown-ups to jab and modestly sicken kids both kind and unruly 2. (n) One of kids only legal means of earning free la-la pops, stickers and toys labeled with meaningless pharmaceutical slogans

SEE ALSO: DOCTOR

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Birth

1. (n) A journey through the canals of tightening doom ultimately thrusting you forth into a never-ending journey towards impending doom 2. (n) Event signifying when your 1st birthday will fall, specifically 365 days later, except on a leap year 3. (n) Determinant as to what your astrological sign is and therefore the fate of your entire existence 4. (n) The event declaring that your mom isn’t any longer pregnant 5. (n) A new sibling event meaning you are now less unique by no less than 50%, a truly sad day for you, your toys, and future sharing possibilities

SEE ALSO: siblings

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Gas

1. (n) Something mysterious that goes into cars at tremendous price, but comes out of humans for free. Noxious and deadly either way.

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Fan

1. (pn) Person who totally raves about me even though they’ve never even met me 2. (n) Windy device used on hot days to circulate hot air and grind up my curious fingertips and ill-advisedly inserted toys

SEE ALSO: FINGER

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Ghostwriter

1. (n) Much like ghosts, no such thing exists. Indeed, the author on the cover is always the true author of fact, even (if not especially) on this project.

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