What do you call your auld one?

Oh_Noes

Just saw an Irish ad on TV for some kinda chicken-tonight type convenience food where the son calls his mother "mom". There's also several ads where people call their mothers "mum". The only time you hear mammy is in a silly way is" Mammy McGuire" on the ads for Magner's cider.

"Mom" is the American one but seems to be gaining more and more popularity as our youths become more influenced by America. When I was growing up in the 80s it was usually "Mammy" or "Mam" or "Ma", occasionally "Mum" but that was generally seen as posh. I had an cousin who moved over from England when he was young and he called his "mummy" which was a source of much amusement. "Mum" seems more common now along with "Mom".

My mam (I call mine mam) would complain if I got her a mother's day card saying "Happy Mother's day Mum" because we call her mam and mum sounds too English.

So are people still using the traditional "mammy" and "mam" or are mum and mom the main ones know as the media would lead us to believe?

KeithM89_old

Just 'Mam', or 'Mammy' if im looking for something of her....:D

davyjose

Not "Auld one" anyway.

rorymcgrory

Aulbag

Ruu_Old

Mam or Mumsie* (when trying to annoy here) and sometimes even a bit of the auld Irish for laughs, mathair or a mhamaí!


*works well when said in a Richard O' Brien, Crystal Maze style

mum mommy mammy or by our second name

alwaysadub

Mam.
I call her mother at times to annoy her

Uriel.

I general stick with "mam" - or sometimes I call her "major", "Sargent" or "General" (she used to work with the Dept. of Defence).

offaly1

Mother to annoy her, otherwise ma or mam.....

Dudess

Mum mostly, sometimes Mam (called her Mammy when I was little, then became West Britified... :pac:).

Bog

Your Honour

Oh_Noes

davyjose wrote: »

Not "Auld one" anyway.

Your auld one loves when I call her that, it's a thing we have.

Helix

always called my parents by their first names coz, well, thats their name

policarp

Yore Ma...

WindSock

Mummaa

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNkp4QF3we8

teddy_303

The mother!

latenia

Horse or boss

Kimono-Girl

mum definitely for me!

my sister and brother call her 'mom' though!

suspectdevice

me ma

bonerm

Sir.

Sanjuro

The walking ATM.






Or mam.

dr gonzo

We always called her mum which my brothers started, where he got it i do not know, we grew up on the northside with everyone else saying ma or mam.

Star Bingo

****ing mumsie.

clikityclak

Mam

I find Mom is what Kerry people call their Mam. How annoying

jd007

Mom most of the time. Sometimes call her by her first name to annoy her.

Joey the lips

if your a dub she's your ma......

If anyone slags your ma there dead....

If anyone shags your ma there desperate....

OPENROAD

Mum

Skerries

Mum's the word

Gary4279

Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa'

Dave147

Always referred to my mother as 'Mom', think 'Mam' sounds knackery whatever way you say it.

W.Shakes-Beer

just mam.

lol at "aulbag"

Nulty

latenia wrote: »

Horse or boss

Never called her horse but definitely boss.

smk89

Maaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!! Tell him to stop touching me!!!

baldbear

The motherbitch.

Standard Toaster

The Hen or The Mothership.


Call her The Warhammer on her bad days

Novella

I call her mam. Called her by her first name for a few years when I was a kid but started calling her mam when we got closer.

Daisy Steiner

Ma or Mam

She called her own mother mom (as in the Irish Mham not the American Mooom)

BOHtox

Here you!

Liz Kaye

My mother's 90 and Im delighted shes here, so its Mam or Mum...every day.

allandanyways

Mam, always have done.

My younger sisters call her Mom, bastardised by American tv shows.

Terry

Ma or Mammy.

"Mom" is used by skangers trying to sound posh.

Fluorescence

I switch between mam and mum, and when I'm teasing her I call her Mom (in a really obviously faux American accent) or Mother in an imperious sort of tone. It's a source of much amusement I find :P

Edit: I forgot to mention that when she does something slightly embarrassing I'll usually say, "Jaaaaayzis ma!" in my best inner city dub accent. This annoys her the most :pac:

dashboard_hula

Dad called my mother "The Boss" or "please refer to The Manager before taking money out of my wallet....again"

My brother calls my mother "Mam"

I used to work with my mother when she was a restaurant manager, and it was a bit unprofessional to go through the kitchen door roaring "2 chicken and 2 salmon Mam!" so I started calling her by her first name. I stilll call her by her first name when I'm calling her from work, but when I go home I go back to "Mam".

arybvtcw0eolkf

I'm a Dub, its 'Ma & 'Da..

AnneElizabeth

"Mam" Mammy as a child...

Mum is English, Mom is American and Ma is knacker-y.

Odysseus

Being a psychoanalyst Jocasta as course.

Princess Peach

I call her Mam, but if she's signing off on a letter or something she calls herself Mom.

I remember for a while when I was younger calling her Mother. She hated it!

Call my Dad by his first name though. Feels weird calling him Dad.

Liathroidi Dana

Eh Mam, when I'm talking straight to her.

But Ma' if I'm talking bout her. "Me Ma.."

CrazyRabbit

I call her whatever I want since she lost her hearing.

TeddyTedson

I'd say mam or mom.
I hate when people call their parents by their first name. It's creepy.

qz

Jonathan.