I don't have a Grandy, but my Husband's niece and nephew and now my daughter call his mother Grandy. My daughter has one set of Maternal grandparents, Grandma and Grandpa, and two sets of Paternal grandparents; Grandy Linda and Grandpa Tom are hubby's mother and stepdad, and my daughter doesn't have names for my husband's father and step-mother because he doesn't speak to them. (grumble. That's a whole nother thread...) Plus, she's got another set of grandparents that aren't blood related. (Hubby's best friend's mother and father.) She calls them Grammy and Pawpaw.

I would have thought that with a handle like Ballykissangel, being so distinctly Irish, that the appropriate term would be Mammy. I’m only aware of this from having an Irish mother. The term we used as teenagers in Sydney in the 70’s was “the old cheese”. My wife is Indian and she and her relatives and friends use “mom”, which has been picked up by kids until they attended school. 3 of 4 now say “mum” and I’m sure number 4 will too, once she starts school.

I grew up in Wales and called my parents 'Mummy' and 'Daddy' thoughout my childhood, which was shortened to 'Mum' and 'Dad' probably around the age of 9 I'd imagine. As Tabbytom says, 'Mammy/Mam' is quite common in Wales. I recall my parents referred to their parents as 'Mama' and 'Dada' as adults especially when referring to them in their absence. Otherwise it was just plain 'mam' and 'dad'.
Interestingly, here in the Gulf, where students in my class are for the most part second language English speakers, they tend to flip between the forms 'mum/mom'. I insist in composition that if they are planning to continue with a British style education they use 'mum', and if they are planning to follow the American path with SAT's and AP's etc, they use 'mom' and all other American spellings (color, favorite, judgment etc.)

When I was little I called my parents Mummy and Daddy. Now I call the Mum and Tim, so most people think that my Dad isn't my real Dad.
I call my Grandparents on my Mum's side Grandma and Grandpa, and on my Dad's side I call them Gran-Gran and Harry. Harry not being my real Grandad (who did when I was 1), and Gran-Gran came from my oldest cousin calling her that.

Due to the British influence, in my parents background, my parents are Mum and Dad. With my children, I'm Mom. Strangely, when one , or, the other is not feeling well, I become Mum. Their father is Dad.
The kids call my parents Nana (pronounced Nun-ah, Maltese for grandmother) and Papa (pronounced the way the French do as the first grandchild has a French-Canadian father). Their paternal grandparents are Dutch, so they are Oma and Opa. A bit of a mix, I guess

Mama is popular in my family extended family. But it gets weird because some of the little girls in my family are called Mama as a tag both at home and some amongst friends. If a child is screaming mama, both female adults and children will turn around.

To add to the confusion, some grandmas are called mama, too. My maternal grandmother has always been mama to me and actually everyone in my family.

I call my mom whatever pops out of my mouth. Mother, mom, mommy...Anything but mama.

My brothers, who are all adults, still call her mommy. (So cute!)

Sometimes people wonder why they don’t call her ma. Adding to the confusion, several of my aunts are “Ma.” Even, my mom is called ma by some of my cousins. But, that's why they don't say ma.

Dad used to be papi, but with Papi also being a popular nickname, eventually it was just easier to say daddy so that I didn’t have to point out which papi I was addressing. He was affectionately “my popa” when I would talk about him when I was younger.

Popa with a long o sound.

Being a South Indian I call my mother 'Amma' and my dad 'Appa'.

Where I am from [the deep southern us] it has always been preferable to call your folks 'Mother and Daddy'. It is considered a loving, respectful way to address your parents. [You should tag along along during the day which is filled to the brim with variations of 'yessir.' No'mam.'] That is just the way we are brought up to address our elders ...we even say 'yes ma'm to people our own age!
Even scads of grownups [ even big tough guys I knew in high school and then in the adult world] still call their parents so...followed by the tireless, inevitable...Yes'um. From the college professor to the teenage sack boy at the local grocery store. We're all well trained from infancy.


I always assumed it was a Texas peculiarity, but since my ancestors are from Virginia, Louisiana Alabama and Tennessee, that's probably not right. Many people I have met from those regions also say 'Mother and Daddy'.

I have no idea why it is this way...but when I hear complete strangers adddress their parents thus I know they are actually homefolks, and grinningly ask them 'what part of Texas/ Alabama/Louisiana are you from? [ depending upon the accent I hear]

I always called my Mum 'Mam' or 'Mammy' when I was very small. She's a Geordie (from the north-east of England). Now though I call her 'Mum', which is what my boys call me too!

I've always called my parents Mama and Daddy. I suppose I always will. My paternal grandparents are Grandmother and Granddaddy. My maternal grandparents are Grandma and Paw-Paw.

However, now that my sister is pregnant (first great-grandchild on both sides of the family), our grandparents wonder what the baby should call them. Great-Grandmother or Great-Grandpa is just too much of a mouthful. Grandmother is thinking about Great-Mama, but no one has decided for sure yet.

My mom is 'mom' and my mother-in-law is 'mum'.

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In our family, it always ended up being whatever the kids decided. For some reason, my grandparents on mom's side were grandma and grandpa, but on dad's side, it was grandma B. and grandpa B. I don't know why we decided that way. The surname started with a B, so that is where the initial came from. What we never figured out is why we chose that distinction. As for the great grandparents, we called them grandma and grandpa when talking to them, but my nieces always say great mammaw and great pappaw. They also call their grandparents mammaw and pappaw, both sides of their families.

My mother was always mom, and my mother-in-law prefers mum.
I too am mom, although I often get 'mommy' (drag it out when you say it) when they want something. When my daughter was younger, after she saw Bambi, she called me Mama for a while.
My kids only have one grandmother, but their two grandfathers are grandad (hubby's side) and grandpa or papa, my side.

I've always called my parents Mom and Dad. When my niece (pic) gets a little older (she's just turned 1), my parents want her to call them Grandpa and Grandma. My sister-in-law's parents will be PaPa (Paw-Paw) and Granny for her.

As I'm English, my mother is referred to as Mummy, and never mum or mother.