What is the appropriate word for “to fart” regarding babies?
As “to fart” is declared as impolite in the most dictionaries there needs to be another word for it regarding babies? Like “pupsen” vs. “furzen” in German.
Answer
In AmE, if you want another word to refer to a child farting, then you could use toot or poot. I could not quickly find a reputable dictionary entry for this particular usage of toot, but it is simply an extension of its dictionary meaning (OALD):
toot
A short, sharp sound made by a horn, trumpet, or similar instrument.
There is an entry for poot in the OALD
US
informal
Break wind.
‘somebody just pooted’
There are two from Wiktionary: toot, poot
For context, there are many euphemisms for fart. “Breaking wind” as used above is one. Another is passing gas (TFD):
pass gas
Euph. to release intestinal gas through the anus. Someone on the bus had passed gas. It smelled awful. Something I ate at lunch made me pass gas all afternoon.
This can apply to any person.
Finally, the formal word is flatulence (M-W):
flatus expelled through the anus
Attribution
Source : Link , Question Author : Min-Soo Pipefeet , Answer Author : Em.
