In 20 percent of families, our survey found, the kids have at least one parental figure in their life other than a mom or a dad – like a stepparent, a parent's boyfriend or girlfriend, a godparent, or a nanny. Names for stepparents, caregivers, and other parental figures Mommy/Mom & Mama, Mama & Mo, Mommy & Mum, Mama & Ima (Hebrew for "mother"), Mama T & Mama J, Mommy & Maddy, Mommy & Lolly, Mama & Amou (Portuguese for "loved one"), Mommy & MG (Momma Ginny), Big Mama & Little Mama, Momma & Mumsy, Mommy & Opie (for "other parent"), Mommy and Motina (Lithuanian for "mother"), Mommy & Nommie, and Mommy & Dami ("mixture of daddy and mami") – to name just a few. We also found these pairings in the Bab圜enter Community: To the kids, they're Mumma and Mummaleise." One mom says, "I started seeing my partner when her children were 1 and 3, and it was the 3-year-old's idea to call me Mama B (my name is Brittany) and my partner Mama A (Amber)." Another writes, "My aunt and her Dutch partner are named Alice and Annaliese. In families with two moms or two dads, getting creative with parent names serves a practical purpose: It's a lot less confusing if one household doesn't have two parents called "Mom" or two called "Dad." And dads reported being called Futta, Dadzo, Pop Star, Popsicle, and one of our favorites: Papa New Guinea.Īdapted for same-sex parents. We heard from other moms whose kids call them Mutta, Mama Bear, Momsies, and Zoomer.
I have no idea why!" Another loves that her son calls his father J-dad (real name: Jason). Another reports, "My son calls me Sweet Miss Mommy McGree.
"My little ones call me Mommily and Mudder," says one mom. Kids often make up a nickname for a parent all on their own. "He thinks he should be called 'Badger.' No clue where he came up with that!"įrom the mouths of babes. "My husband doesn't want to be called Dad, Father, or Papa," one expecting mom says. And so on – these are just a few examples from a world of possibilities. Baba is used in cultures all over the world, from China to Pakistan to Africa, to address fathers. Mum or Mummy may replace Mom in families with ties to Great Britain.
Here's how they rank for mothers:ġ) Daddy 2) Dad 3) Dada Alternatives to "Mom" and "Dad"Ībout 1 in 10 families head in a different direction and use nicknames ranging from conventional variations (Ma, Moms, Papa, Pa, Pop) to all kinds of quirkier choices. Traditional parent names are still the top choice for Bab圜enter parents. And dipping into the Bab圜enter Community, we found the same thing. When it comes to what children call their parents, one size definitely does not fit all.Ī Bab圜enter survey of nearly 4,500 parents revealed that families – many of them a mix of moms, dads, stepparents, adoptive parents, and birth parents – use all kinds of creative variations on the usual names for parental figures. Not every mother is into being called Mommy, and some fathers want a handle they don't have to share with every other dad on the block.
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