Children's misheard, misremembered or made up words.

We have just stayed in a ho-tail with our grandchildren.

My favourite from my daughter was the line from the three witches "Hubble bubble toilet trouble." Very appropriIate.

can't remember any childish ones, but MIL always said chimley and skelingtons, it gave me a quiet laugh!

You're right, Newquay, an example that comes to mind was 2 children of a friend, who each had a word for "binoculars", nocklacutors and bonconkulars!

My dd asked if my mum had been evaporated during the war!

cerejals - cereals (aged 2)

My brother was a voracious reader very early on, and often read words he understood from the context, but had never heard pronounced.

One I remember well is, 'I know it was you and you needn't denny it!'

But the best was probably 'the Rock of Gribble-ater'.

We still call Gribble-ater.

And DD2 said ramoon instead of maroon.
Isn't it funny how sometimes the "invented" word actually seems harder than the real word?

The cross eyed bear reminds me of what my father told me about a classmate who was called Abel Lever. How sweet the name of Jesus sounds in abel lever's ear made them all giggle apparently.
Then there is always the Lord's Prayer: Our father which art in Devon, Harold be thy name..... Lead us not into Thames station !

I always remember a wee girl at Easter saying she didn't like Jesus, because he ate people. . .totally confused I asked what she meant and she said it was in Lord of the Dance.
Dance, dance wherever you may be, I am the Lord of the dance said he, and I'll EAT YOU ALL WHEREVER YOU MAY BE, AND I'LL EAT YOU ALL AT THE DANCE SAID ME (obviously the word is lead, but I always have a wee snigger every time I hear it sung) :-)

My grandmother used to tell my about the hymn she always thought was called "Gladly The Crosseyed Bear" For many years I thought Hyperbole was pronounced Hyper Bowl.

How about a donkey conker tree for a horse chestnut? That was from a four year old I taught - clearly I wasn't a very good teacher!

My five yr old granson had a nukeuplaly for christmas . (Ukulele)

My 3 year old GS has just started eating sausage goals.

"Gloves" is a hard words for toddlers. My grandson used to say "Gubs". Now he's six and has no front teeth I can't understand anything he says.

A friend (adult) was sort of just looking at the meat counter in Fortnums when one of the straw boater hatted chaps asked if he could help. Too embarrassed to say that she was browsing (perhaps not quite the done thing in a butchery department) she decided that perhaps she ought to buy something.

Quickly identifying the cheapest item on display, she confidently said "I'd like a wurkey tinglet, please"
The slightly raised eyebrow of the assistant alerted her to the fact that something was awry.

She recovered her composure (to a degree) and said "Oh tell you what, I'll have 2"

I distinctly remember being taught by my mum to stop at the kerb....but I thought it was the 'curve'. Well, it was curved where we were!

One of our best is a ' bouncealine '. which I think is far more descriptive than a trampoline !!!
Another one is 'masagine ' and 'dopey' for a segment of orange!! Don't even ask where that came from !!!

The best thing that I heard from our grand-daughter at the age of 3 and we were having an 'adventure' going into town on the top deck of the bus. She was constantly fidgeting, and when I asked what was the matter, she said 'Oh Nana, my bottom's eating my knickers'. ! ! !

Loved it! and she's still an absolute joy, even though, at times and being 14 I could cheerfully strangle her!

When my daughter was little she always pronounced th as an s. Her dad was in the Royal Marines and, on ceremonial occasions, he wore a pith helmet. My daughter wanted a helmet like Daddy's so, using a Weetabix box, a cocktail stick and a ball of play doh, I created her a helmet. She was very proud of it and wanted everyone to look at her pi** helmet!

My great-nephew told his mum he wanted to wear his long sleeved shorts when he wanted to put trousers on.

I am impressed by the Vinegar Mary - because vinegar was viggerner
Envelopes were envelblokes and penguins were pengits (or peggerwings according to DN).

Marks and spensive - Marks & Spencer - was a classic
Oh and git instead of stick used to make me laugh
And armbow rather than elbow, another good one.

DGS 18 months - cochlet (chocolate) and bicsit (biscuit).

My daughter said "bunny stairs" instead of bannisters for a long while.
My son often said "aminals"

My Greek Grandaughter told her mother I had Mango wings and it has stuck. Sounds better than bingo wings anyway.

DS always said patterdiddlers instead of caterpillars, and at his school harvest festival, he loudly sang "Here we come with Joycie, bringing in the sheets"

Fabulous hearing what other folks say.
A friend's son couldn't pronounce his "r"s so we all used to practise with him saying "r" "r" which he mastered so well. Then he would say "r" "r" Wobin!
He's a grown professional man now, happily married with boys of his own.
I had a colleague, a young newly qualified solicitor who used to say Firsday!! We got on well and one day I asked why she said Firsday did she know it was Thursday? She smiled coyly and said it was what she said at play school!
I see her now in the playground with her 3 little sons. I would love to ask her what day it is when it's THursday!