LexiBear is an iOS app where children invent words, define meanings, record audio, and build personal dictionaries. It is designed for parents, caregivers, educators, and homeschool families who want to preserve creative language play.

How do kids create words in LexiBear?

Kids add a new word, type what it means to them, and optionally attach photos and voice recordings. Each word becomes an entry in their dictionary, with history as pronunciations and meanings evolve.

Can children make secret languages?

Yes. Many families use LexiBear as a secret language app — collecting shared codes, sibling slang, and pretend-world vocabulary in one place instead of scattered notes or memory.

Can kids record audio definitions?

Yes. LexiBear supports multiple audio recordings per word so children can hear how they used to say something and compare it over time.

LexiBear is for parents, grandparents, educators, and homeschoolers who value childhood language creativity — and for children ages roughly 2–12 who love inventing words and stories.

Creative word app for kids

Help kids invent words, secret languages, and their own dictionary.

LexiBear is an imagination app for kids where children save invented words, record audio meanings, and build storytelling vocabulary — for parents, educators, and homeschool families.

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Free to download · Available on the App Store

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Why it matters

Invented words for children rarely get preserved

Children invent amazing words.

Parents laugh, then forget.

Most of those words disappear forever.

“Fwog”“Bwead”“Wion”“Twain”“Pwease”

Your child has words like these right now. In a few years, they'll be gone.

How it works

How kids build a personal dictionary in three steps

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Record meanings and audio

Kids record audio definitions in their own voice. Capture up to 10 recordings per invented word and hear how pronunciation changes as they grow.

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Save meanings and stories

Write what each word means in your child's world. Add photos and notes so entries work as a storytelling vocabulary app, not just a word list.

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Build a living dictionary

Track how words evolve over time. Visual history shows every version — ideal for secret language play and family archives.

See it in action

See LexiBear: invent words, record audio, save meanings

About LexiBear

What Is LexiBear?

LexiBear is a creative word app for kids on iPhone and iPad. Children invent words, shape secret languages, attach meanings, and build a personal dictionary that grows with their imagination — not a textbook list, but a living journal of how they actually speak.

How Kids Use LexiBear

Kids open LexiBear to capture a new word the moment it appears — at the dinner table, during pretend play, or while telling a story. Parents and educators can guide entries, while children stay in the lead as authors of their own language world.

Invent Words & Secret Languages

Whether it is a silly mispronunciation or a full secret language shared with siblings, LexiBear treats every invention as worth saving. Families use it as a storytelling vocabulary app where invented words for children become inside jokes, lore, and memories.

Record Meanings & Audio

Each entry can include written meanings, photos, and audio definitions so you hear how a word sounded at age three versus age six. Kids record audio definitions in their own voice — a kids language creativity app that preserves tone, laughter, and personality.

Build a Personal Dictionary

Over time, entries form an imaginative dictionary unique to your child. It supports homeschool vocabulary projects, classroom storytelling, and everyday family life — a practical imagination app for kids that also feels like a keepsake.

Why Creative Language Play Matters

Creative language play builds confidence, narrative thinking, and emotional expression. When children know their words are saved, they take more risks with language — the same spark that fuels early literacy, humor, and connection with parents and teachers.

Family sharing

Family sharing for parents, grandparents, and educators

With shared profiles, grandparents, parents, and family members can all contribute to and listen to your child's word collection — across all their Apple devices.

Real-time sync

Updates appear instantly across all devices.

Invite family

Grandparents and relatives can contribute words.

Powered by iCloud

Secure, private storage on Apple infrastructure.

Shared profiles require an active subscription. Family members need to be invited.

Frequently asked questions

What is LexiBear?: LexiBear is an iOS app where children invent words, define meanings, record audio, and build personal dictionaries. It is designed for parents, caregivers, educators, and homeschool families who want to preserve creative language play.
How do kids create words in LexiBear?: Kids add a new word, type what it means to them, and optionally attach photos and voice recordings. Each word becomes an entry in their dictionary, with history as pronunciations and meanings evolve.
Can children make secret languages?: Yes. Many families use LexiBear as a secret language app — collecting shared codes, sibling slang, and pretend-world vocabulary in one place instead of scattered notes or memory.
Can kids record audio definitions?: Yes. LexiBear supports multiple audio recordings per word so children can hear how they used to say something and compare it over time.
Who is LexiBear for?: LexiBear is for parents, grandparents, educators, and homeschoolers who value childhood language creativity — and for children ages roughly 2–12 who love inventing words and stories.