Re: Grandma, granma or gran!?

I'm Grandma and I love it, OH is Granda. That term marra made me quite nostalgic Nom as I'm from the North East originally.

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I'm Nanna too for the same reason as yours.

My mum was Nanna to my children, although we had a Nan (Dad's mum) and Grandma (Mum's mum)

Our first grandaughter couldn't say grandad, she coined her own word for him.... Gagga...he remains Gagga to all now.

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Offhand, the only other ones I can think of that I've heard (in Britain) is 'boyo' (my stepfather (Welsh) used to call my son that until my son asked him why he called him a boil) which I think is a term used for young male children and 'bairn' I've heard used in the NE (all children).

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I've just remembered another, my Nan used to call us girls her chavvie chiles think that comes from way back in her romany history.

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MOTHER

I called my mother "Mum"
My son calls me "Mum"
My daughter calls me "Mumsy"

FATHER

I called my father "Pop" or "Pops"
My son and daughter call my husband Dad

GRANDMOTHER

I didn't know mine but my parents talked about her as "Grandma"
My son and daughter both called my Mum "Nan"
My Granddaughter calls me "Nan
My Grandson calls me "Nanny"

GRANDFATHER
I didn't know mine.
My son and daughter both call my husband "Grandpa"
My Grandchildren called him "Bampa" in their infant days but now he is Grandpa to them.

SON
Is "Son" .... but he does have a nickname in private

DAUGHTER
Is "Daughter" ..... also has a private nickname

FRIEND
Is "Friend" or "Pal"

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My brother lives in Italy and their variations are:

Mum = mamma
Mother = madre
Dad = papà
Father = padre
Brother = fratello
Sister = sorella
Son = figlio
Daughter = figlia

Grandmother = nonna
Grandfather = nonno
Grandson/Granddaughter = nipote

Uncle = zio
Aunt = zia

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Love the italian versions - mama and papa, so nice ....

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In Aldi last Thursday I heard a chap of about 25 calling his son of about 5 "mate". This doesn't seem right to little old-fashioned me .

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I'm nanny to my grandchildren even though they are grown-up now and hubby is granddad. I used to call my mother mum and my father dad.

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I've always called my mother, mom and father, dad. My grandson calls me nan nan and my husband is gaga. Only remember one grandparent and she was grandma.