What's the magic word?

(British & Australian)

something that you say to a child in order to make them say 'please' or 'thank you' 'Can I have a chocolate, mummy?' 'What's the magic word?' 'Please.'

See work magic, work like magic

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Photina	-	Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Amalia	ah-MAH-lee-ah (Dutch, German)	Spanish, Italian, Romanian, Dutch, German, Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
Clare	[klɛə]
Zack	[zæk]
Ean	-	Manx
Sarvesh	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi