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    How cute is Gigi?! That's neat! And easy to say! My ex's family called their grandparents Memaw and Pappy. Their great grandmother was Bemaw. I think my friend called her grandpa Tataw or something like that.
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    I always called both sets of grandparents just grandma and grandpa... no name following.

    Hannah doesn't call them anything yet but my in laws want to be called "Grammy" and "Granddad" although my MIL wants my FIL to change his to pop pop or something lol. she asked what my parents wanted to be called and I was kinda like "uhhh... just grandpa and grandma" I always thought everyone called their grandparents that unless it was like german or something where there is a name in that language that you call them lol.

    so my mom is grandma, my dad is grandpa, my step dad is papa (that's what his grand kids call him so we followed suit) my MIL is Grammy and my FIL is granddad unless my MIL can convince him to change it lol




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    Papa and Nana. For both sides.
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    Mima & Tata. It's a cultural thing I guess. My grandparents/parents are Argentinian. My neices and nephew call their American grandparents Granny and grandad.
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    I always called my grandparents - grandma and grandpa last name.

    Remember, G is a difficult letter for toddlers to pronounce. My grandkids call their maternal grandmother Mimi. I'm Bobbi (long story), and my husband is Doug, his real name.

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    yeah Brians aunts grandchildren call her mom mom. although now she wishes she hadn't encouraged that because it gets complicated when her and their mom are in the same room

    mama and mom mom sound a lot alike lol




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    My grandparents were called Grandma and Grandpa Lastname, and my maternal grandfather was called Bummy, as my eldest cousin couldn't pronouce Grandpa, so she called him Bumpa, which had evolved to Bummy long before I was born. Most of the kids in my hometown had one set of French-Canadian grandparents that were called Meme (pronounced MEMmay) and Pepe (PEPpay), and the other set Grandma and Grandpa.

    The grandfather of the kids across the street was universally known as Pepe LaPlant, Nana and Papa were another set of grandparent names.
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    Mother's Parents: Nanny and Granddaddy

    Father's Parents: Grandmama and Pop

    All sadly deceased. I have a friend that's a great grandmother and her grandkids all call her just plain GG.


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