抱だっこ

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

抱っこする · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

children's language

Child-friendly word for holding or carrying someone/something in one's arms, often used with する. Common in parent-child speech.

up!; carry me!

children's language

Interjection used by small children to ask to be picked up. Equivalent to 'uppie!' or 'carry me!'.

〈人ひと〉を抱だっこするto hold/carry someone (a baby, child, pet) in one's arms
赤あかちゃんを抱だっこしてあげた。
I picked up and held the baby in my arms.
抱だっこ！'Carry me!' — used by a small child asking to be picked up
子こ供どもが「抱だっこ！」と言いって腕うでを伸のばした。
The child said "Carry me!" and reached out its arms.
抱だっこしてあげるto pick up and hold someone (esp. a child) as a favor
泣ないている子こを抱だっこしてあげた。
I picked up and held the crying child.

抱だくN2sense 1
抱く is the standard adult verb for holding someone in one's arms, while 抱っこ is the childish, affectionate word used especially by or with small children.

おんぶN3sense 1
おんぶ means carrying someone piggyback on one's back, whereas 抱っこ means holding someone facing you in your arms.
おぶうN2
抱っこ refers to holding a child in one's arms facing forward, while 負ぶう means to carry them on one's back.

抱だっこUsage79%
Standard kanji-kana spelling; the kanji 抱 means 'embrace' or 'hold'.
だっこUsage17%
Kana spelling is common in children's contexts and everyday writing.
ダッコUsage4%

A child-language form based on 抱く “hold in one’s arms,” with expressive consonant doubling. The precise origin of the final こ is uncertain.