Most call their fathers “Dad”, “Daddy”, “Pa”, or “Pop”, but rarely have I heard kids calling their dad “sir”.
Your dad is your father. You can call your dad 'Dad'.
Of all the words we use our fathers—from pappy to old man—the most common American appellation is three little letters: dad.
Mommy and Daddy. Mama and Papa. Ma and Pop. We have many words and nicknames for our parents in the U.S. Naturally, the same is true in other parts of the world, too.
Most Americans call their parents Mom & Dad or variants thereof. Some extremely progressive parents have their kids call them by their names but this is not common. Siblings generally call each other by their names, as do cousins.
“Dad” itself can be called slang for father, and this universal and generic English language term for dad is the most common in Australia. Other than that, the most common Australian slang term for dad is “ol' man”.
Mom (informal, US) moms (AAVE) momma (US) mommy (US, childish)
The British typically use 'mum', and the Americans, 'mom'.
Mom and Mommy are old-English words, words that are stilled used in Birmingham and most parts of the West Midlands. It is said that when people from the West Midlands went to America many years ago they took the spelling with them, hence Americans use Mom and Mommy.
On this page you'll find 11 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to dad, such as: old man, papa, parent, daddy, pa, and pop.
According to YouGov's July poll, 29% of couples call their in-laws by their first names, 17% refer to them as Mom and/or Dad, and 9% use Mr., Mrs. or Ms. The rest don't have relationships with their in-laws or aren't sure what to call them.
“Fathers are caring, supportive, assertive. Calling your partner 'daddy' is about them embracing those qualities in the relationship.” The role play is similar to a dominant-submissive relationship, where one person “dominates” and the other “submits.” But, says Hellyer, the real power is with the person who submits.
Stanford Leonard "Stan" Smith is a fictional character and the title character protagonist of the animated television series American Dad!. He is voiced by the series' co-creator and executive producer, Seth MacFarlane.
(informal, in direct address) Father, dad, papa. A short form of grandpa; grandfather.
In Canada we have "mums" (or at least we used to have them.) Americans have "moms."
Mum is common throughout Britain, but particularly in the south. Mam is used in Ireland, Wales, Scotland and parts of northern England. Mom is most associated with American English.
Certainly if you're in the US, your mother is your “mom” – short for “mommy” and in the UK, Australia and New Zealand it's “mum” – shortened from “mummy”.
[US potentially offensive slang] An older attractive woman.
This one's pretty straightforward: someone is “mother” if they're an iconic feminine figure, and an act is “mother” if it contributes to that icon status. It's most often used to refer to pop stars, actresses, or other celebrities, but it can be applied in everyday life, too.
Scottish Word: Howdie.