Word suggestion - owie

[Tom44]

Rather surprised "owie" is not a word.  I suspect pretty much any American parent knows and uses that word.  Perhaps it isn't that common in other places like England or Oz. 

Marrion-Webster:

owie
noun
ow·​ie ˈau̇-ē
plural owies
US, informal
: a usually minor injury (such as a bruise or a scratch)
—used by or for children or in imitation of children's speech

Dictionary.com

noun Baby Talk,

    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.

[Alan W]

You're right, Tom. Owie isn't much used outside North America. And probably it's used much more often in speech than writing. Nevertheless, it occasionally finds it way into a publication. An example is from a Los Angeles Times article in June 2023, referring to a child care worker:

She works 13 hours a day, five days a week, wiping tears, kissing owies, teaching the ABCs, and bending over to pick up countless toys.

In the Canadian media the word is used from time to time in sports reports. E.g. in the Edmonton Sun in 2015:

Paris Jackson is still nursing a minor owie.

I'll add owie as a rare word.