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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here - she is using it as the Hindi word. She has Indian friends. My concern was it could make her appear racist. [/quote]

It's weird that teen Indian kids use this word - it's typically something a parent calls their child.[/quote]

Yeah. This is weird. My mother in law calls my husband “beta”.  She also calls my son (her grandson) “beta” and my daughter “Beti”.  It’s basically a form of “honey” when talking to someone a generation below you. Teens may be called beta by adults but I have never heard them refer to each other this way.  Maybe there is a new subculture but I know Indian kids ranging from my own (late teens) to my niece and nephews (youngest is 5).  None of them use “beta”. [/quote]

My DD went through a period where she would call her Indian friends and me ‘beta’. As in, ‘Hello beta’. It came and went quickly. We’re Indian but do not speak Hindi at home.

As for OP, I don’t think it’s racist for her kid to use that word. It’s a term of endearment. [/quote]

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