What Did You Call Your Parents and Grandparents? / myLot

United States

March 3, 2025 9:36am CST

When I was growing up, people didn't have special names for their parents and grandparents. My mother was "mom" My father was "dad" My two sets of grandparents were differentiated by their last names as in Grandma (insert last name here) and Grandpa (insert last name here). Nowadays people call their parents by their first names or nicknames. And apparently grandparents get to choose what their grandkids call them. Here are some examples from my friends: Lisa is Nana Nancy is Grandmommy Ginny is Granny Joyce is Gramma Joanie is Nonie Janice is Ninnie Martha is Mimi See what I mean? What did you or do you call your parents and grandparents?

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Kandase

@Kandae11 (55900)

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11h

Mom and Dad. Grandma and Grandad.

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MARILYN

@Marilynda1225 (83869)

• United States

11h

I called my grandmother Nanny and my grandfather Poppy. Since I'm a grandma myself my grandkids call me Nanny or Nana

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Juliaacv

@Juliaacv (52320)

• Canada

My parents were Mom and Dad, as usual. My Dad's parents were Gramma and Grandpa and my mother's parents were Metcha and Petcha, which was Belgium for grandmother/father.

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Eva James

@wolfgirl569 (112286)

• Marion, Ohio

Mom and dad. Granny and Harley.

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Ron Rybs

@Ronrybs (20060)

• London, England

It was so long ago, that I called them by traditional names

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@pitsipeahie (5078)

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10h

I call my parents Mama and Papa, and my grandparents Lolo and Lola or Abuela and Abuelo. And true, nowadays, people have come up with all sorts of new names for them—like Mamita for granny, Papito for grandpa, and many more. That’s what I’ve been hearing a lot lately! Others have gotten really creative with playful ones like Glamma for a stylish grandma.

Apparently they don't like to be called Granny, as it makes them feel real old hahaha... It’s interesting how family terms evolved through the years!