owie

American  

[ou-ee] / ˈaʊˌi /

noun

Baby Talk,

1. a minor pain or injury; boo-boo.

   Headaches and other owies are quickly soothed with a hug and maybe a cool washcloth or a bandage.

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Etymology

Origin of owie

First recorded in 1965–70; ow ( def. ) + -ie ( def. )

Example Sentences

And to prepare your owie before laying on the bandage to make the wounded whole, we’ll add Scrub Away Your Funk — a hard little disk that you wet and turn into a full-size washcloth.

From Washington Post • Jan. 10, 2019

“And then of course when I came home, ‘I wanna see your owie!’

From Washington Times • Nov. 22, 2018