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to pooh

to pooh

1 7.7
To pass solid waste from the body, often said by children
  • verb
  • /puː/
  • Baby Talk
translation icon : hacer caca
  • The toddler exclaimed, "I need to pooh now before we go to the store!"

Examples

  • She poohs when she needs to go.

  • The toddler just poohed in his diaper.

  • The little boy told his mother he needed to pooh before going to bed.

  • She asked her daughter if she wanted to pooh before leaving the house.

  • During potty training, children learn when and where to pooh.

  • After eating too many sweets, the child said, "Uh oh, I think I need to pooh!"

  • Mom reminded him, "Make sure to pooh before bedtime, so you won't need to get up later."

Synonyms

to shit
vsto pooh
  • Offensive
180 8.9

To pass solid waste from the body

is the milder child-directed form used instead of coarse slang
to poop
vsto pooh
  • NSFW
68 3.4

To pass solid waste out of the body

is the term used by or to children rather than adult or medical language
to crap
vsto pooh
  • Offensive
40 9.0

To pass solid waste from your body

is the milder child-directed way to say the same action
to caca
vsto pooh
  • Baby Talk
1 9.1

To poop, usually said by children or about animals

is the child-directed term rather than adult or formal speech

Surface Forms

pooh infinitive
poohed past
poohed past participle
poohing present participle
poohs third person singular

Etymology

The verb pooh comes from the child noun pooh meaning 'poo', so to pooh is simply to 'do' a poo. This is why parents may say a child needs to pooh when they mean to go to the toilet.