bow-wow

noun

1. 汪汪（儿语，指狗）
   a child's word for a dog

1. Why can't we have a bow-wow, dad?
   爸爸，我们为什么不能养条狗呢？
2. The bow-wow theory: In primitive times people imitated the sounds of the animal calls in the wild environment they lived and speech developed from that.
   “汪汪”理论：原始时代，人们在野外模仿动物发出的叫声，语言便产生了。
3. The Bow-wow theory sees primitive language as an imitation of natural sounds, such as the cries of animals, like quack, cuckoo.
   该吠声理论认为，原始的语言，模仿自然的声音，如动物的呼声一样，庸医，杜鹃。
4. Bow-wow! Look at the big dog.
   汪，汪！看看那只狗。

noun

1. informal terms for dogs

   Synonym:    poochdoggiedoggybarker

2. the bark of a dog