#children

• Adiboo — The name of a fictional cartoon character and the protagonist of a famous series of video games and educational software (originally created by Coktel Vision), structurally designed to support interactive learning in children. This global media brand is widely used in modern digital pedagogy to stimulate reading, mathematics, and spatial orientation skills in preschoolers through playful methods.
• Counting-out rhyme word — A rhythmic formula, rhymed interjection, or word completely lacking independent lexical meaning structurally utilized as a counting-out incantation in traditional Romanian children's games (e.g., 'Ala-bala, portocala'); by extension, a colloquial feminine noun (or noun phrase) used pejoratively to describe an unnecessary discussion, a string of unserious arguments, empty talk, trifles, or a chaotic action lacking logical rigor and substance.
• Apollodorus — A simplified graphical form for the historical name Apollodorus, denoting the famous architect of Damascus; in a modern literary sense, it represents the legendary traveling penguin from Gellu Naum's poetic work, becoming a cultural symbol of innocence, adventure, and homesickness. In critical analysis, the term evokes a memorable figure combining ancient constructive rigor with contemporary playful lyricism.
• Knucklebone — A small bone from the hind leg joint of horned animals (especially sheep or goats), anatomically called the talus or astragalus; historically, this bone was cleaned and used by children as a main piece in a popular game of dexterity on the streets of Romanian villages.
• Blindman's buff — A popular children's game in which one of the participants is blindfolded with a scarf or handkerchief and must search for, catch, and identify the other players moving around them; by extension, it denotes a confused action, a blind search, or a situation in which someone acts at random without clear reference points.
• Babar — The name of a famous fictional character, an anthropomorphic elephant dressed in an elegant green suit, created by French author Jean de Brunhoff in 1931 in the book 'Histoire de Babar'. Having become the king of elephants, the character promotes values of civilization, family, and social order in children's literature, being globally adapted into successful animated series. In a secondary historical context, it represents a graphic variant or alternative transliteration for Babur (1483–1530), the famous emperor and founder of the Mughal Empire in India.
• Babaruga — A rare regional and popular name used in certain areas of the country to designate the ladybug (ladybird) or, in other dialects, a type of small black ground beetle. Additionally, the term survives in children's folklore as a rhyming element in traditional chants meant to invoke the opening of the insect's wings, loaded with playful and archaic magical connotations related to weather forecasting or bringing good luck.
• Stroller — An internationally circulated term used to designate a lightweight, compact, and foldable stroller intended for transporting infants and toddlers during walks or shopping trips. In a modern commercial sense, the term can also refer to specially modified supermarket shopping carts equipped with a secure child seat, facilitating parents' access in retail spaces.
• Rowdy bunch of boys — A large and noisy crowd of boys, children, or teenagers gathered together; a large group of youths producing disorder or clamor. The term often carries a pejorative or familiar nuance, used by adults to describe the restless, undisciplined behavior specific to juvenile gatherings.
• Bastards — Plural form of the pejorative archaism 'baistruc' (a child born out of wedlock, bastard), utilized within regional or old dialects in eastern regions. Historically used within rustic communities as a collective slight for illegitimate children or, broadly, to denote a group of highly unruly and hyperactive youths.