'Ynagrandididonk!' - babytalk

[englaender]

Hi everyone,

I have to translate some French babytalk which has been rendered phonetically

- 'Ynagrandididonk!' - the context is a young woman who has just spotted a child and is going to take him onto her knee.

I'm trying to make sense of what this would be in real French - 'et il y a un grandi, dis donc'?, but at the moment nothing I try makes sense. At the moment, if I had to render it into English I would say 'Look at you, you big boy!' , but I'm unsure about this.

Thanks in advance for any help you can give!

 

[Mr Swann]

easy ( I was a baby when I was young)

'Ynagrandididonk!' Il a grandit , dis donc !!!
he did grown - you tell me !!!!!!!

 

[SteveRusso]

'Look at you, you big boy!'

I think you've captured the deep significance of Ynagrandididonk very well

 

[englaender]

Ah, brilliant, I get it now. Thank you both for all your help!

 

[persona67]

easy ( I was a baby when I was young)

'Ynagrandididonk!' Il a grandit , dit donc !!!
he did grown - you tell me !!!!!!!

mais avec quelques "t" en excès : "Il a grandi, dis donc!"

 

[Keith Bradford]

Oozabigboyden !

 

[franc 91]

Isn't he a big boy now! isn't he? fancy that then! (plus diddicums and whatever else they come up with nowadays)