抱っこ

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 抱っこ, read だっこ, means holding someone, especially a child, supported in one's arms.
• Basic usage: It commonly describes picking up a baby or a child being held in an adult's arms.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• In the arms or on the back
  • 抱っこ means holding in the arms, while おんぶ means carrying on the back.
• Keep the small consonant marker
  • In だっこ, keep the small っ, with a brief closure before the following consonant.