glossary (uk-us)

ponderings / parenting / glossary (uk-us)

english	american
dummies [the only term i can't give up!]	pacifiers/binkies
nappy bins	diaper genies [US ones just aren't as efficient]
mother & toddler	mommie & me
milk	formula
breastfeeding	nursing
teats	nipple [could cause problems!]
buggies/prams	strollers
cots	cribs [a cot is a rollaway bed - v confusing in hotels]
sea saw	teeter totter
climbing frame	jungle gym
bouncy castle	jolly jumper - i think
dungarees	overalls
roundabout	never quite figured it out

..and then don't even get me started on the nightmarish differences between nursery rhymes/children's songs lyrics and of course canada is one great big mess of a combination of both