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HelpRe: What Do You Call Your Mother?
in reply to a message by EsmeLily
I say Mom / my mom. I'm from the US.
My mom's siblings refer to their mother as Mama sometimes, and I don't remember my dad or his siblings calling their mother anything directly, though when referring to her I think they always say Mother; her in-laws called her by name, and her nephew called his mom by name. I might have called my mom Mama when I was very little, but I don't remember exactly. I've only used Mother very occasionally to get her attention (I've also used her name in that context) or when I'm writing; it sounds humorously formal to me.
My mom's siblings refer to their mother as Mama sometimes, and I don't remember my dad or his siblings calling their mother anything directly, though when referring to her I think they always say Mother; her in-laws called her by name, and her nephew called his mom by name. I might have called my mom Mama when I was very little, but I don't remember exactly. I've only used Mother very occasionally to get her attention (I've also used her name in that context) or when I'm writing; it sounds humorously formal to me.
This message was edited 5/13/2024, 8:05 PM
