Would you allow your kid to call his/her grandma “mammy”

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??? My children call their Grandmother "Mamie" because she's French and it's the accepted French term for "Grandma" (Papi is Grandpa). I never knew there was a racist connotation to it, and honestly wouldn't care, as long as the recipient is fine with it.

Are you the OP? Mammy (which is not an ok name for anyone’s grandma these days) is pronounced differently than the French Mamie. But surely you already know this.

+1. I came on to suggest Mamie as a suitable alternative for OP. We and my dad called his grandmother Mamie.

French here and DD calls her grandparents Mamie and Papi.

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Anonymous wrote:Mammy=rhymes with Tammy

The French Mamie which means grandmother is pronounced the same...but with a French accent obvs.

No, French is pronounced MAAh-mee, roughly rhyming with Swami. There is no nasal open "A" in French.

Like I said...with a French accent.

Just like the Irish say it with an Irish accent.

But it’s pretty much the same. And it’s fine. We live in a global world.

In Americana English it is an ethnic slur, and it is actually offensive, even in a global world. Similarly, there are words that are no big deal in the U.S. that are curse words in the U.K.

What American words are slurs in the UK ?

Fanny.

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I'm mammy. Some of you are really looking to be offended.

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My cousin’s child calls her grandparents Mammy and Pappy.

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I blame Trump.

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lol I would try hard to get to something else.

It’s like if your kid called their grandmother pussy. Sure, the kid is just thinking of a kitty or whatever! It’s still awkward!

You can steer these things. My mother changed her grandmother name like 5 times. The kids adjust.

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Anonymous wrote:I blame Trump.

Lol

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Anonymous wrote:I know of the southern caricature that is very offensive. Obviously my five year old doesn’t know this. Before he could speak well he called grandma “Mammy” and it just kind of stuck. But now I’m wondering if we should put a stop to it.

No of course not