Created with Sketch. Kids often show a creative approach to the English language. From their malapropisms to their creative descriptors for everyday objects, children’s turns of phrase are adorable, comical and arguably at times superior to the dictionary-official terms. Fortunately, parents often tweet about the names their kids come up with for different things, so we can all enjoy the originality. We’ve rounded up 45 funny tweets about what kids call things. My oldest just called the Big Dipper the Giant Scooper and I'm never correcting him.— A Bearer Of Dad News ✊�� (@HomeWithPeanut) July 28, 2020 4 has been carrying a small notebook around all day. She opens it, writes small scribbles and quickly closes it back up.