there, there

interjection

Conveys comfort; used to calm somebody or urge somebody to relax, especially when the person is crying.

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Meanings

interjection
  1. Conveys comfort; used to calm somebody or urge somebody to relax, especially when the person is crying.

    "There, there," he said, as simply as though she had been a child of nine, "I'm here with you, little woman. This place certainly is enough to give anyone dreams about reptiles […]"

    1934, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], The Bravo of London

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 好啦，好啦
  • 好啦，好啦 (hǎo la, hǎo la)used to calm somebody
Finnish noh, noh
  • noh, nohused to calm somebody
French là, là
  • là, làused to calm somebody
German na na, nicht doch
  • na naused to calm somebody
  • nicht dochused to calm somebody
  • aber, aberused to calm somebody
  • ei eiused to calm somebody
Icelandic svona, svona
  • svona, svonaused to calm somebody
Indonesian cup cup
  • cup cupused to calm somebody
Japanese よしよし
  • よしよし (yoshi yoshi)used to calm somebody
Russian ну будет, будет; да ладно уж; чего уж там
  • ну будет, будет; да ладно уж; чего уж там (nu budet, budet; da ladno už; čevo už tam)used to calm somebody
Spanish ya, ya
  • ya, yaused to calm somebody
Swedish såja, så, så
  • såjaused to calm somebody
  • så, såused to calm somebody
  • sesåused to calm somebody
Cite this entry
APA

there, there. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/there%2C%20there

MLA

“there, there.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/there%2C%20there. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “there, there,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/there%2C%20there.

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