Męski

toutou

Oznaczający

Koncepcje

(Angielski)

(childish, informal, masculine) doggie, bow-wow (dog)
(Quebec, masculine) soft toy, stuffed animal
(derogatory, figuratively, masculine) poodle (person servile towards someone whom he or she considers his or her superior)

Częstotliwość

Wymawiane jako (IPA)

/tu.tu/

Reduplication of a sound-symbolic syllable to-, denoting a small and probably cute object. Appeared in the 17th century with the sense of "favorite", then evolved into "a docile person". For a similar formation in an unrelated language, compare Chinese 嘟嘟 (dūdū, “chubby, plump”).