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I'll never be a grandparent, and uncles are only called Uncle where I come from, but parents and grandparents have dozens of different nicknames.

My grandparents were Grandma, Granny, and two Grandpas, but my sister is Mimi to her grandkids and her husband is Pawpaw. His parents were Meemaw and Peepaw before they passed.

Is this an American phenomenon, or is it the same the world over? What are the more creative nicknames for relatives you've heard?

One of my grandmothers was called "Grandma" and the other was "Nanny".

One of my grandfathers was called "Grandpa" and the other was "Daddy Paul".

As kids we all called our Mother ' F '.... It stuck after some nag she backed came In at 100/1 back In the 60's..... as we got older, we all called her ' Duchess'.

In order for the grandchildren to keep identities clear my wife and I were referred to as GRANDPA & GRANDMA.

My son in laws parents were called GRANDPAPPY & GRANDMOMMY. Those grandchidren are now adults with children of their own and the GREAT GRANDCHILDREN are carrying on with the same names.

I only had one living grandparent set when I was a child so it was gramPA and gramMA and my aunt was auntie but pronounced "antee" because "awwwwntee" sounds too high falutin' to me.

I always thought it odd when I heard people say Auntee, like Ann Tee. Of course we were probably worse. We pronounced aunt "Aint".

I am known as Gramps, think that is what they are saying...............could be Grumps.

Accountable;1411112 wrote: I always thought it odd when I heard people say Auntee, like Ann Tee. Of course we were probably worse. We pronounced aunt "Aint".


My first ex is from Mass and he used to say "awnt". I remember thinking how phony that sounded, like he was trying to be grand or something.

We always pronounced aunt as "ant".

Accountable, your pronunciation of aunt as "ain't" reminds me of the "Andy Griffith Show"! Isn't that how the folks of Mayberry pronounced "Aunt Bea"??

tabby;1411120 wrote: We always pronounced aunt as "ant".

Accountable, your pronunciation of aunt as "ain't" reminds me of the "Andy Griffith Show"! Isn't that how the folks of Mayberry pronounced "Aunt Bea"??
LOL! Yes it was.

I am called Nana by my grandson, as was my great grandmother. :-4