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dad/ daddy child's word
Synonyms daddy - child's word pa - informal old-fashioned papa UK, old-fashioned formal or US informal pop (FATHER) mainly US informal. Can you pick me up from the party tonight, Dad?
mum UK /mom US
All the mums and dads are invited to the school play at the end of the year.

mainly US informal
used when talking to a male friend

bro
Hey, bro, what's up?

noun [ C usually singular ] UK informal humorous
bruv
So he's a bit of an idiot, but he's still my bruv, ain't he?

mainly US, informal used when talking to a female friend: Way to go, sis! Business English -abbreviation for strategic information system
sis
Sally pinched her brother. "Thanks, sis. I needed that. I think we could pass for bro and sis as we look alike in some ways.

noun [ C ] Australian English UK /ˈrel.i/ US /ˈrel.i/ (also rello, UK /ˈrel.əʊ/ US /-oʊ/)
rellie

pa noun [ C ] informal old-fashioned UK /pɑː/ US /pɑː/
pa
I miss my pa.

pop noun (FATHER) mainly US informal a father
pop/ father
Hey Pop, can I do anything to help?

bubba noun [ C ] US informal UK /ˈbʌb.ə/ US /ˈbʌb.ə/ sometimes used to address or refer to a boy or a man, especially the eldest child in a family offensive a white, uneducated man from the southern US
bubba
In American usage, "Bubba" is a term of endearment mainly given to boys. Being formed from the word "brother", it often indicates that someone is a "little brother".

nana noun [ C ] informal UK /ˈnæn.ə/ US /ˈnæn.ə/ child's word for a grandmother:
nana
Will you read me a story, Nana?

mam noun [ C ] UK Northern English UK /mæm/ US /mæm/ informal for mum
mam
Mam tells him not to be sad as she has lived a long life and will now achieve her ultimate goal.
tiger mother
a very strict mother who makes her children work particularly hard and restricts their free time so that they always achieve the highest grades as well as achieving in other areas such as sport and music
rents/ very informal word for parents
someone’s parents

Parents and grandparents, in teen lingo
THEOLDS
THEOLDS are your parents, in modern-day slang.

a child What does kiddo mean? Kiddo is an informal way to refer to or address a child or a person who's younger than the speaker. It can be used for a person of any gender. It's typically intended to imply familiarity or affection. It's especially used as a familiar way to address one's own child or grandchild.
kiddo
Is the word kiddo offensive? A Baby Boomer calling me “Kiddo”-or any equivalent- is like me saying, “Alrighty, bye Old-Timer!” It's ridiculous and disrespectful—no matter who is saying it. Young people in the workforce are no strangers to nicknames.

Noun. kinfolk (countable and uncountable, plural kinfolks) (US, also in plural) Relatives, relations.
kinfolk
Your kinfolk are the people in your family. Even very distant cousins you've never met can be described as your kinfolk.

a brother or sister 1a : kindred, relatives. b : a blood relation : kinsman. 2 : a brother or sister considered irrespective of sex broadly : any plant or animal of a group sharing a degree of genetic relationship corresponding to that of human sibs.
sibs
This is a nice book for older sibs to share with a younger one.
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