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Graybeard

(6,996 posts)
Sat Feb 2, 2013, 09:46 PM Feb 2013

What did you call your parents? [View all]

Do the terms we use to reference our parents depend on ones geographical region, ethnic background, social status? What words did/do you use?


5 votes, 0 passes | Time left: Unlimited
Mom and Dad
2 (40%)
Mommy and Daddy
0 (0%)
Mom and Pop/Pops
1 (20%)
Momma and Poppa
0 (0%)
Ma and Pa
0 (0%)
Mother and Father
0 (0%)
Mater and Pater
0 (0%)
Sir and Ma'am
0 (0%)
By their first names
1 (20%)
Other
1 (20%)
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