Definition

1. Noun:
   • Child's word for a duck: An onomatopoeic, informal, and often childish term used to refer to a duck, imitating the sound it makes.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Look at the quack-quack in the pond! (A child pointing at a duck.)
  • She drew a picture of a yellow quack-quack.

Advanced Usage

• Used as a vocative or pet name: Sometimes used affectionately when speaking to or about a duck, especially in children's stories or settings.
  • Here, quack-quack, have some bread.

Variants and Related Words

• Quack (noun/verb): The standard onomatopoeic word for the sound a duck makes. As a verb, it means to make this sound.
  • The duck gave a loud quack.
• Duck (noun): The standard adult term for the aquatic bird.

Synonyms

• Duck: The standard, non-childish term for the bird.

Notes on Usage

• Register: The term "quack-quack" is highly informal and is used almost exclusively in the context of speaking to or like a young child. It is not used in formal or standard adult conversation.
• Form: It is a reduplication, where a word (here, "quack") is repeated, a common feature in child-directed speech and words for animals (e.g., choo-choo, moo-moo).

Noun

1. child's word for a duck