Which is more often used by children these days? Calling their parents mum & dad or mama & papa? Which do you think is better?
2006-06-23 18:11:34 · 15 answers · asked by thelordparadox 4 in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
~~most little kids say mommy and daddy, and as kids get older it usually gets shortened to mom and dad... Papa is more of a grandpa name, where Mama is another term for Mother.~~
2006-06-23 18:23:13 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Depends on which part of the world you come from.
Mom(mum) & Dad in the US, Canada and in UK. Mama & Papa are more of spanish orientation, so it could be used by spanish speaking countries and their colonies(or former colonies).
Mum & dad are probably more popular because of the influence of the US and the movies and television. It is uncommon to hear kids saying mama & papa unless they come from countries who are used to calling their parents in this manner. In the Philippines, mama & papa are the more popular names as the country had been under the Spanish rule for more than 300 years, but even then, mommy and daddy are becoming more popular recently.
As I come from an older generation, I and my siblings call our parents, Tatang(papa) and Nanang(mama) (tang & nang) from our native dialect. Alternatively, other filipinos would call their parents, Tatay and Nanay of 'tay &'nay or amang & inang.
2006-06-24 01:26:31 · answer #2 · answered by Mency 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think more kids call their parents mom & dad. I hear mama/papa used more in reference to grandparents.
2006-06-24 01:14:56 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that it has a lot to do with where you are from. I think that Mum is a European thing. I really don't know a single person here, in the United States, that refers to their mother as mum. We are more likely to use Mom and Dad.
2006-06-24 01:16:38 · answer #4 · answered by zaffaris 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
mama and papa i only heard of in story books and other countries. I like mommy and dad.. just sound right to me.. i call my god mother MOM
2006-06-24 03:07:30 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe kids living in the country use mama, but nowadays the children feel more delighted in saying mum.
2006-06-30 21:44:09 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
mom and dad ....mama and papa variations are more often used for the grandparents
2006-06-24 01:16:19 · answer #7 · answered by celeste_moon 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
mum & dad i have heard kids these days are calling their parents by the their name i don't like that idea .
2006-06-24 01:16:24 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
most people use mom and dad now (or at least in the states..not sure what region you might be asking about)
so i would have to say prolly mum and dad
2006-06-24 01:14:52 · answer #9 · answered by smokes_girl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well I don't know which is better but more common here to say mom and dad.
2006-06-24 01:15:56 · answer #10 · answered by JustWant2B 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋