Nicknames and joking words meaning ‘a small child’: “He’s a healthy little ________.”
| KID | 11 |
| BUGGER | 10 |
| SQUIRT | 10 |
| TYKE | 8 |
| RASCAL | 7 |
| BOOGER | 6 |
| GUY | 5 |
| KIDDO | 5 |
| DICKENS | 4 |
| BRAT | 3 |
| PEANUT | 2 |
| RUNT | 2 |
| TOT | 2 |
| BABY | 1 |
| CREATURE | 1 |
| CUSS | 1 |
| DEVIL | 1 |
| FART | 1 |
| “LITTLE ONE, LITTLE BUGGER, DARLING” | 1 |
| NINO | 1 |
| PIGGY | 1 |
| RUG RAT | 1 |
| SHAVER | 1 |
| SHIT | 1 |
| SPROUT | 1 |
| STINKER | 1 |
| “SWEETHEART, BABYDOLL, HONEY-CHILD” | 1 |
| THING | 1 |
| TODDLER | 1 |
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