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Pet names for children based on food

75 replies

Wakeover · 09/02/2020 15:54

During DD's friends staying over, I discovered that their parent-given nicknames are all food-based!

Pudding, Pickle, Noodle and Cupcake.

Not uncommon, but I just wondered which other foody nicknames are in use out there in MNland? Can we get through all the food groups? Grin

OP posts:
HerRoyalNotness · 09/02/2020 16:32

DS1 is biscuit. Has been since I was pregnant, no idea why. The others don’t have a good based nn

ladybee28 · 09/02/2020 16:32

Choufie, short for choufleur – cauliflower in French

iklboo · 09/02/2020 16:32

DS gets pudding or pickle. Sometimes chickpea.

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dementedma · 09/02/2020 16:37

Dd2 is chickpea.

Seeingadistance · 09/02/2020 16:39

Pumpkin

BlakeLifelesss · 09/02/2020 16:40

Mine are often sweet pea, little pickle, pumpkin pie, pudding

Iwannatellyouastory · 09/02/2020 16:40

Pumpkin
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PurrBox · 09/02/2020 16:43

Sugar
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PresidentBartlett · 09/02/2020 16:44

My kids get called bean regularly.

PresidentBartlett · 09/02/2020 16:45

Oh and spud

ElbasAbsentPenis · 09/02/2020 16:45

Muffin
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FaithInfinity · 09/02/2020 16:46

We have a pudding.

ElbasAbsentPenis · 09/02/2020 16:46

Oh and green bean

mnahmnah · 09/02/2020 16:51

Strangely I used none with my eldest, but my youngest a gets Muffin and Pumpkin!

MrsWhites · 09/02/2020 16:53

I call my youngest chicken pie all the time and I’ve got no idea why!!

Khione · 09/02/2020 16:58

My daughter's cats are Pudding and Pickle

Original poster
Wakeover · 09/02/2020 17:10

Iwannatellyouastory you do! Actually, ARE sweet peas one of them?

OP posts:
TheWomanTheyCallJayne · 09/02/2020 17:12

I had a pickle - he's nearly 17 so not called it anymore and a noodle.
The other two have names that aren't food related.

pointythings · 09/02/2020 17:14

Mine were both sausage when they were younger, but for the past few years have both been chops. They're 17 and 19 Grin.

TheJoxter · 09/02/2020 17:15

My kids get called all kinds of things Grin pumpkin, pumpkin pie, sugarplum, honey, sweetpea, pudding pie, angel delight, etc etc etc

AliasGrape · 09/02/2020 17:15

My niece is plum.

milliefiori · 09/02/2020 17:16

DS1 was always Pie.

OhWellThatsJustGreat · 09/02/2020 17:16

These are brilliant and cute!!!! Ds is Moo-bag 😂 not cute haha

Hoopalaa · 09/02/2020 17:21

My 3 are puds, pickle and corny cobs 😂 literally mental when I think about it 🤪