So I need a bit of help from any Americans on my flist. I don't think there are many of you, but I need your lingustic skills my friends
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You get different things called in different things in different areas of the US, so here's my input.
- Stroller maybe?
- Carseats are carseats :]
- A crib maybe? It is more of a bassinet though
- That's definitely a crib
- That's still a piggyback ride. Even when you stick them on your shoulders.
- I know naught about babies, sorry D: I'd never even heard of those before lol.
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers is right! It was my favourite show when I was in the 4th-5th grade level. It's originally from Japan, however, and is called "Super Sentai Series" :D
- I call marzipan, marzipan. As for the cake, I do know what its called but I cant for the life of me think of it. I'll ask my friend Zoe if I can get a hold of her, her dad's restaurant serves it for desert.
Stroller for the first one. Then carseat, same word. I tend to think of bassinets as cribs same with the other thing though but I have heard of bassinets. Of the others, I know of everything but rusks and have no clue about a US equivalent. I call hand me down, hand me downs.
I need the catch-all term for a thing you push a baby along in.
That would be a stroller! There a million different kinds of strollers, so it should be a good catch-all term. :)
Secondly I need to know if there's another term for this which is a baby carseat.
As far as I know, they're just car seats. (there may be a more specific term, but I've never heard it called anything else).
Thirdly, is there another word for 'bassinet'? This.
Hmmm... I think they're called bassinets here, too. I'm not an expert on baby things, but I can't think of what else to call it, so I think you should be good. :)
And lastly, is there another word for a cot, this? Specifically a drop-sided cot.
Yes! Those are cribs. :) And a quick search on google tells me that drop-sided cots are just called drop-sided cribs.
Okay piggyback ride? - Is it called that in the US?
Yup, sure is! :)
Farley's Rusks - I should probably explain this one as well, it's a kind of biscuit thing that you give to babies, when they have
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I'm Canadian but I thought this might at least help with cross referencing.
- stroller or baby carriage although baby carriage is more "old fashioned" (either variety)
- bassinet is the only word I've heard for it, craddle if it rocks
- crib
- piggyback is what I always associated with one person on the other's back, if they're on the shoulders it's just "riding on X's shoulders"
- teething biscuits would be the general term I think
- Power Rangers is the same although the Might Morphin part is usually left off because it's shorter
- I've always had/made a fruit cake (always called it a christmas cake because of the mincemeat in it) that then gets iced with a sweet white icing. It's thick but I don't think it's quite the same as marzipan.
- hand-me-downs or thrift-store clothes. Cast-offs would be what would go in the garbage.
-Rusks are available in the US only in fancy stores that make a point of stocking unusual foods or UK-specialty food shops. An American child growing up in the time of the original Mighty Morphin Power Rangers likely wouldn't have had them. There's actually a fairly large debate in the US over whether teething biscuits are a good idea or not, because 'they'll encourage snacking and make my baby fat.' As a relief for teething, I'd suggest a frozen teething ring, a plastic water-filled ring that is placed in the freezer, then given to baby to suck on to relieve pain. If you're looking for a snack-y food for toddlers, I'd suggest Cheerios eaten by hand, dry.
-Mighty Morphin Power Rangers are just their awesome selves.
Thank goodness she did, or I wouldn't have so many awesome people turning up to tell me what's what! Thanks for helping! I may be asking some more questions again later, cos this is just checking up one what I've already written, and I have no idea how the rest is going to go!
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- Stroller maybe?
- Carseats are carseats :]
- A crib maybe? It is more of a bassinet though
- That's definitely a crib
- That's still a piggyback ride. Even when you stick them on your shoulders.
- I know naught about babies, sorry D: I'd never even heard of those before lol.
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers is right! It was my favourite show when I was in the 4th-5th grade level. It's originally from Japan, however, and is called "Super Sentai Series" :D
- I call marzipan, marzipan. As for the cake, I do know what its called but I cant for the life of me think of it. I'll ask my friend Zoe if I can get a hold of her, her dad's restaurant serves it for desert.
- I'd go with 'hand-me-downs'
I hope this helps!
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I need the catch-all term for a thing you push a baby along in.
That would be a stroller! There a million different kinds of strollers, so it should be a good catch-all term. :)
Secondly I need to know if there's another term for this which is a baby carseat.
As far as I know, they're just car seats. (there may be a more specific term, but I've never heard it called anything else).
Thirdly, is there another word for 'bassinet'? This.
Hmmm... I think they're called bassinets here, too. I'm not an expert on baby things, but I can't think of what else to call it, so I think you should be good. :)
And lastly, is there another word for a cot, this? Specifically a drop-sided cot.
Yes! Those are cribs. :) And a quick search on google tells me that drop-sided cots are just called drop-sided cribs.
Okay piggyback ride? - Is it called that in the US?
Yup, sure is! :)
Farley's Rusks - I should probably explain this one as well, it's a kind of biscuit thing that you give to babies, when they have ( ... )
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- stroller or baby carriage although baby carriage is more "old fashioned" (either variety)
- bassinet is the only word I've heard for it, craddle if it rocks
- crib
- piggyback is what I always associated with one person on the other's back, if they're on the shoulders it's just "riding on X's shoulders"
- teething biscuits would be the general term I think
- Power Rangers is the same although the Might Morphin part is usually left off because it's shorter
- I've always had/made a fruit cake (always called it a christmas cake because of the mincemeat in it) that then gets iced with a sweet white icing. It's thick but I don't think it's quite the same as marzipan.
- hand-me-downs or thrift-store clothes. Cast-offs would be what would go in the garbage.
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-They're both strollers.
-Carseats
-Bassinet
-Crib
-Piggyback ride
-Rusks are available in the US only in fancy stores that make a point of stocking unusual foods or UK-specialty food shops. An American child growing up in the time of the original Mighty Morphin Power Rangers likely wouldn't have had them. There's actually a fairly large debate in the US over whether teething biscuits are a good idea or not, because 'they'll encourage snacking and make my baby fat.' As a relief for teething, I'd suggest a frozen teething ring, a plastic water-filled ring that is placed in the freezer, then given to baby to suck on to relieve pain. If you're looking for a snack-y food for toddlers, I'd suggest Cheerios eaten by hand, dry.
-Mighty Morphin Power Rangers are just their awesome selves.
-Marzipan is marzipan, but speaking from personal experience, I've never had a Christmas cake of that style. We'd do gingerbread men, pumpkin or sweet potato pie, or brandy bundt cake. Which would be more probable ( ... )
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