choo-choo
- noun
- /ˈtʃuːˌtʃuː/
- Baby Talk
- The little boy shouted, "Look, the choo-choo is coming!" as the train approached the station.
Examples
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During the birthday party, the children played with their toy choo-choo train, making engine sounds.
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She waved to her friend and said, "All aboard the choo-choo train!" with a big smile.
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When I'm on the rails, I go Choo, Choo, I go Choo.
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I was a little weary because The thing is like the Chattanooga Choo Choo, that's their big thing, which is a train.
Synonyms
A long set of connected cars that carries people on rails
A train engine that pulls rail cars
A train that carries people who travel regularly between home and work or school in a city
A train that carries people, not goods
A train engine that uses steam made by heating water to move
A long line of connected cars that runs on tracks and carries people or goods
How Childlike
Surface Forms
Etymology
Choo-choo is baby talk that copies the sound 'choo, choo' of a steam train. That's why children call a real train or a toy train choo-choo.