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”.
This comes from the pronunciation of Mother. This is pronounced as “Muther” and the logical diminutive is therefore pronounced “Mum” or “Mummy” To us the term “Mom” seems somewhat nonsensical, as the people who use it also say “Muther” for the word written as Mother.
Answer: Most Australian kids will call their parents 'Mum' or 'Dad' (or the equivalent in their language spoken at home) as circumstances dictate, however this may not occur in blended families where it is common for the step parent to be called by their given name.
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.
The Origins of Mother
The modern English “mother” comes from the Old English term modor. And “mom,” along with other of informal or shortened terms such as “mommy” and “ma,” are often traced to this root. Interestingly, though, these shorter words may be even older.
Forget Mum or Mom, in northern England they usually like calling their mothers Mam. The pronunciation, of course, will vary for Mam whether you're a Northumbrian or Geordie. This term of endearment for mother is also very common in Scotland and Northern Ireland. In Ireland Ma is also frequently used instead of Mam.
Rellies/relos: the slang term for your relatives or family members. Ripper: another way to say great.
The most common and uniquely Australian slang terms for dad are “ol' man” and “oldies,” which can refer to both parents as well. These are used more or less universally across the country and are understood by just about everyone. Australians also use many generic English slang terms for father like pops and papa.
In Britain, Ireland, United States, Australia, New Zealand and, particularly prevalent in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Nan, Nana, Nanna, Nanny, Gran and Granny and other variations are often used for grandmother in both writing and speech.
Pap(a) is also found as 'mother', mainly in Victoria. Other kinship roots (for grandparents) have been shown to have a split distribution with one root dominating in the east and one in the west for what is apparently a single proto-meaning.
'Auntie' is the more prevalent spelling in the UK & US, while 'aunty' tends to be used in India, Australia & NZ.
This is common practice in British English when military, police, fire service etc. junior members address a female person of superior rank to themselves. It is also done as an act of respect for other senior figures up to and including Her Majesty the Queen in some circumstances depending on protocol.
Maw/Ma. Meaning: (Noun): Abbreviation of the slang word “mama.” More common in the Southern US. Example: “I got my ma some roses for Mother's Day.”
Yeet is a slang word that functions broadly with the meaning “to throw,” but is especially used to emphasize forcefulness and a lack of concern for the thing being thrown. (You don't yeet something if you're worried that it might break.)
Example. 99 is the code for parent watching and 99 is for parent stopped watching. "Parent Stopped Watching" is the most common definition for 99 on Snapchat, WhatsApp, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and TikTok.
Contributor's comments: The term 'povo' comes from the word poverty. Contributor's comments: [North Geelong informant] I would also say that this is used to describe someone who is tight arsed but not necessarily poor. Contributor's comments: poor and despised person: "Take no notice of him - he's just a povo."
Sheila = Girl
Yes, that is the Australian slang for girl.
din·ky-di. ¦diŋkē¦dī Australia : loyal, true.
Bogan: Australian slang for a person whose speech, clothing, attitude and behaviour are unrefined or unsophisticated.
Contributor's comments: The word "bubs" was short for "babies".
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”.
Mom is a noun. It is a shortened form of mother, which means a female parent or matriarch.
More commonly people refer to their parents as their mum in UK English, or mom in US English, and their dad in both UK and US English. These words are more informal than mother and father. UK My mum and dad go there every year. US His eyes filled with tears when he saw his mom and dad.