😅 Playful mistake 😅 A small error 👶 Unplanned baby

oopsie

9.1

An unplanned baby or pregnancy people talk about in a light joking way

noun
/ˈuːpsi/

Slang

: accidente

They were surprised when they found out their little oopsie would be arriving in a few months.

Examples

After the little oopsie, they decided to embrace the joy of an unplanned family.
Her unexpected oopsie turned out to be the best thing that ever happened to her.
I just want to let you know I thank God I have you that little, that little oopsie up just got me a little, you know, you know what?

Antonyms

family planning

39 3.2

To choose how many children to have and when, usually using birth control

unconceived

1 7.9

Not pregnant and not carrying a baby

Surface Forms

oopsie singular

oopsies plural

Morphology

oopsie = oops (semi-transparent) = oops + ie

Formally built from 'oops' + '-ie', but the specific idiomatic sense 'an accidental pregnancy/baby' is a metaphorical extension not fully predictable.

Etymology

Oopsie is also used jokingly for an unplanned baby, coming from oops plus the soft -ie to call an 'accident' in a gentle, playful way. So, when people call a child an oopsie, they mean the baby was unexpected but loved and spoken of lightly.