Do you call her Mom or Mommy?

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What do you call your mother?

Poll closed Apr 5, 2009.
  1. Mommy

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  2. Mummy

    3 vote(s)
    14.3%
  3. Mom

    9 vote(s)
    42.9%
  4. Mum

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    42.9%
  5. Mother

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  6. Ma'am

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  7. Refer to her by her first name.

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  1. inkslinger

    inkslinger Active Member

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    I call her mom most of the time, but I also call her mama or mommy sometimes (mostly to be silly and for laughs), lol. I call her 'momi' a lot in text messages, hahaha. Also, I refer to her as ma every now and then. When I really when to piss her off I will call her mimi. She gets so touchy about that, because of Mimi from that Drew Carrey show, lol. I don't even remember why I called her mimi in the first place, I think it was a slip of the tongue, and then she was like freaking out that she's not Mimi and I thought it was funny and so now I use it every once and a while. Oh, and again to be silly, sometimes miss, missy or ma'am. Again, it depends if I'm being stupid. Usually mom, though, lol.

    My father I used to refer to as papa, papi or pa.
     
  2. Adelaide

    Adelaide New Member

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    I call her Mom, Mommy or Ma. Ma to me always sounds like old-school New York, which is why I like using it. Both of my parents, who are native New Yorkers, call their mothers Ma interchangeably with Mom. I will call her Mother when I'm being fake formal. My father is Dad or Daddy. I remember now I used to call him "Da" to mirror "Ma." Not like the Russian word for "yes," but more like Dad just the second "d" chopped off. :)
     
  3. yellowm&M

    yellowm&M Contributor Contributor

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    I call my mom, mom
    and my dad, dad
    Yes very original I know
    Sometimes when I'm joking or trying to get her attention (usualy the second) I call her Mother or her first name
     
  4. wordwizard

    wordwizard New Member

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    I call my mother- Ma, or mom

    I call my father- pops, daddio, or dad
     
  5. lynneandlynn

    lynneandlynn New Member

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    You didn't put Mama as an option....

    That's what my mother required us to call her..she hated any other name except Mama.
     
  6. becca

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    Sorry for not listing some that you are using. I didn't think of them when I started the poll.
     
  7. sophie.

    sophie. New Member

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    Mum, Dad, Grandma/Nana, Grandpa

    I think Mama sounds nice but I wouldn't say it, it would sound all weird and fake now aha
     
  8. Carmina

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    Most of the time she is Mom. When I am kissing up...its Mommy.
     
  9. sophie.

    sophie. New Member

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    When I was little it was mummy/daddy, now I'd never say that cos it would be obvious I was just after something :p
     
  10. madhoca

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    Quite a few of my friends, and my sister, say 'Mumma'. I think it sounds nicer than Mum. My brother and I say Mummy still, but I'd never refer to her as that in front of my friends, I'd say just 'my mother'.
     
  11. Neha

    Neha Beyond Infinity. Contributor

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    Sophie-Nana for me(and all Indians) is my maternal grandfather..:p

    Nani is maternal grandmother. Dada, Dadi, paternal grand(father, mother) respectively.
     
  12. soujiroseta

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    its mama for me and dad for well...dad:p
     
  13. SilverRam

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    I'm trying to get into the habit of using the Polish forms, 'matka' and 'tata', and yes, 'mama' is probably used more that 'matka' but matka just sound more mature.

    Other than that its just 'mom'.
     
  14. zorell

    zorell New Member

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    My mother is:
    mother when I'm mad
    momma most of the time
    mommy, mum, ma sometimes
    her first name when I am introducing her

    My "paternal genetic donator"
    is never father or dad, always his first name bc I have no respect for him

    My grandmothers (I had two betties) are
    Gram, for my mother's mother
    Gramma Betty, was my father's mother
    Betty, for my grandfather's second wife (but not out of disrespect)

    My grandfather
    grandad

    my mentor
    Bubby Marlene, Ms marlene
     
  15. octavia

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    I say Mummy still, as my mother dislikes the word Mum (too common) and Mother is too formal. I don't mind referring to her as that in front of friends.
     

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