need alterative name for grandma, granny, memaw , nana. want something different for young g'ma. any ideas?

Answer 1

My mom goes by Mimi. She was a young and glamorous grandma herself. My husband's mother also calls herself Mimi with her first grandchild. (not that I think it's a good idea to have 2 grandparents with the same nickname, but you konw how difficult mothers-in-law like to be :)

Answer 2

I don't see anything wrong with "Grandma", why is that a problem? I had a niece who had many Grandmas due to divorces and remarriages, and several great grandmothers still alive, she called them "Maw Maw" , Oma (German for Grandma), Gram, Grammy, and a couple of other names I can't remember. In fact, at about 18 months, she had so many Grandmas she called just about any woman in the family over 30 some form of "Grandma" for a while. Sometimes the child starts using the name themselves when they start to talk. You can also say "Grandma Mary" or "Grandma Jones" or something like that.

Answer 3

If you are referring to what to tell a small grandchild to call you, then that is something that you cannot control or predict. My mom wanted to be called Nana, when I had my child. Then, when my daughter got old enough to start talking, it came out as "Nina" (pronounced neena) when she said it. It stuck. Now, at the age of 13, my mom is still "Nina" to my child. My daughter got my 6 year old nephew doing the same thing when he came along. Turns out, my mom really likes that one because it doesn't have an "old lady" feel to it.

Answer 4

My first born came up with his own names for the grand parents & the second just calls them the same thing.

Both my wife's & my mom & dad were called the normal Mama & Papa but abbreviating there last name Mama King is Mama Ing & Mama Matheny Mama Eny Great Grand Pa is Pee Pa.

I tried to get them to call me Dad & not Daddy but I still got called Daddy.

You might be able to influence what they say but they will still call them by what ever they come up with.

What ever you keep telling them it will probably sound close to what they say.

Answer 5

I hope "alterative" means "alternative", not "alliterative". There IS a difference. Here is my list of alternative ones:

Sweet cheeks

Babe

Honey mom

Slim

Blondie

Red

Hot Momma

Peaches

Ma'am, pronounced "mah-yam" if you are in Oklahoma, Texas or any other state where wearing cowboy boots with bits of manure on them doesn't cause people to stare.

Umer (as in "Umm, errrrr - this is my child's grandma, but she is only 33, so please - call her Betty".)


Just in case, some alliterative ones:

Twinkle Toes

Bouncing Bobo

Snookie Snucky

GranGran

BooBoo


Who said it was useless to major in English?

Answer 6

My Grandbaby is a 15 mo. old and she calls me "Gaz" I think she is trying to say Grandma Z. The family thinks it is cute and now every one is calling me "Gaz" I think it is going to stick.

My Mother was called "Nayte" by her Grand kids.

My Boy Friends Grandmothers were "Meme"

Answer 7

my daughter calls my mom emma. She couldn't say gramma and emma came out and stuck! My mom is pretty young too she is only 51 so it works for her because she doens't want to feel old...

Answer 8

NANNY ,I have 18 grand children and that is what they all call me .I was a young grandmother too and I know how you feel ,hope this helps you..

Answer 9

In Irish, grandma and grandad are mamo and dado (pronounced mammo and daddo)

Answer 10

Well, you could try using shimasana, which is Navajo,
or babushka,which is Russian, or the German Oma, or maybe abuela (Spanish).