"Fla" is a term that Veer has coined. So what it means? It's any piece of cloth that Veer approves to be worthy of holding while sucking his thumb. Of course, not every piece of cloth is worthy of that.
So we normally wondered how the word came into existent. It took us back to the day Veer came home first time after he was born. We used to wrap him with a white cotton saree. As Veer grew up, he started sucking his thumb while hold one corner of that saree. Whenever he cried after having food, we used to hand the corner of the saree to him. He would then suck his thumb holding the corner and stay calm. We called the saree "Kapda" as called in Hindi.
Initially, Veer used to omit the first letters of every word he would pronounce. So "plate" was "late" for him and "cycle" was "ycle" for him. Similarly, "Kapda" became "pda" for him. However, from his stuttering voice, it sounded like "Fla". We repeated it. Now, he is four and half. That white saree has disappeared. Veer still sucks his thumb holding a handkerchief which he calls "Fla".
