Forlost.

Of all the made up words our kids have used, the best one by far is 'forlost', invented by Clara.

It means something between forgot and lost. I guess, when you're three, the concepts of losing something and forgetting something can get kind of blurred, hence the need for a word like 'forlost'.

For a long time, Philip kept trying to correct Clara. He'd tell her "No Clara, it's FORGOT. The real word is FORGOT." But since I loved forlost so much, and I couldn't bear to correct her when she said it, I kept telling Philip to just let her say the word if she wants.

One day, we were on the way to school/daycare.

Clara yelled out: "Stop! I forgot my puppy!"

Philip then said: "Don't you mean forLOST, Clara?"

Clara looked at him, rather annoyed and answered: "I didn't forLOSE it! I know where my puppy is... I just forGOT to bring it!"

Wow. She actually knew the words forgot, lost, and forlost. They were all separate words, with specific meanings to her. And she actually conjugated forlost!

Awesome.