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Why do we say dribblepuss to a dribbling baby? Why not dribblepup or dribbledog? After all, dogs drool a lot more than cats do.

Is dribblepuss just an Australian expression? And what would the French equivalent of dribblepuss be? I think only a native Frenchwoman who’d had a dribbly baby would be able to answer that one.

What about peekaboo? What’s the equivalent in other languages?

Can Raluca Enescu answer any of these questions with her etymological research? Language is fascinating even for babies.