intj
Meaning 1
Synonym of ow.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: ow
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
owie
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈaʊ(w)iː/
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rhymes with -aʊi
noun
Meaning 2
A painful but minor injury.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, US, childish, colloquial
Examples
- 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.]
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From ow + -ie (suffix forming colloquialisms).
Etymology tree English ow Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English -ie English owie From ow + -ie (diminutive suffix).
Across languages
Translations
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- French: ouille — ow
- Russian: о́юшки (ójuški) — ow
- Russian: бо-бо́ (bo-bó) — ow
- Scottish Gaelic: aobag — ow
- Swedish: aj — ow
- Finnish: pipi — minor injury
- French: bobo — minor injury
- French: petite blessure — minor injury
- Portuguese: dodói — minor injury
- Spanish: coco — minor injury
- Spanish: ayayay — minor injury
- Spanish: pupa — minor injury