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
Amator	-	Late Roman
Gerolf	-	Dutch
Alin	-	Romanian
Mustafa	moos-TAH-fah (Turkish)	Arabic, Turkish
MÓR RÍOghain	-	Irish Mythology
Hieronymus	hee-RO-nee-muws (German)	German, Dutch (Archaic), Ancient Greek (Latinized)