What terms of endearment do you call your DC?

[someoneiou]

Not explicitly a taat, but the thread about names for your OH got me thinking about what people call their DC (young or old!)?

Mine are preschool age and it's mostly: darling, sweet pea, sweetness, my love, honeybun, honey button, munchkin-moo, or their nicknames (too outing to share).

DS: first name - bum
DD: first name - pops
Refer to both of them as sweet or chicken(s)

Buttface is a go to one at the mo.
Stinky erse is another. Whatever gets the biggest eye roll really.

I also rank them from one to three. When one does something nice, like gives me their last Rolo, I loudly announce they they're now No.1 child or my current favourite. (Sometimes with a "Hear ye, hear ye" announcement)

We take nothing seriously in this house and it's a good laugh.

The rest of the time it's something soppy like munchkin, babykins, sweetie pie, and whatever else goes with big smooshie kisses.

I actually think they may prefer buttface........

Boo

Biscuits

Boo
Chops

Both from when he was a baby

Horror
Muppet

Last two since he turned a teenager and sometimes said as a term of affection 🤣

Sweetheart/sweetie
Darling
Lovely
Button
Pumpkin

I like that I'm not the only user of Button and Pumpkin on here. I'll stop feeling embarrassed now when I yell Puuuumpkiiiiiin across the park at them .

When they're good it's Sweet cakes, Sunshine and roses, Butternut

When they're annoying it's Ya Bum, Oi Fly-blow and telling them they're out of the will.

3 kids, all around teenage years, they call me Boomer

DS (14, asd): bear or sheep, also loved being Woofie the dog he named himself

DD: Bunny when she was younger, now annoying pest in teenage years

All sorts! My boofle bear, snugglebum, smunchkin, he's only 10 months

Sweetheart, Sweet Pea
Sugarplum
Squishable

And Cheesy Bug.

My Dad always used to call be Nibs not sure where it came from

Sausage, darling, baby, widgepops, widgey (her names willow!)

Said in a joking way, ...babe, sweetie & chicky. Both DCs have regular short nn too.

DD1 is Happy, used in a definitely ironic way
DD2 is fartface.

I also tell them that I don’t have a favourite child, I dislike them both equally. 😔

They remind me that they will be choosing my care home and it’ll probably be a skip in a car park.

We are a very sarcastic, piss taking family and any schmaltz results in vomit noises.

Sweetpea, poppet, booboo, sweetcheeks, monkey, cheeky chops, bub, baby, bubba, pumpkin, moomoo... clearly far too many!

Little one. Only she is 13 now and an inch or so taller than me. Oh well....

To them: Baba/ babalabooboo, poppet, monkey, monkey chops, mister/ mister man and nicknames in my home language.
About them: the child/ the infant, number 1/ number 2, little little one and big little one, Toddlebeast

Fanny
Fannyfanakle pants
Pudding
Dumpling

DD is Rose Beef (her name is Rose) and DS is Joeybean (Joseph) or The Bean

Both get called buttmunch

My mum always called me Doris when I was little which isnt my actual name and she decided she better stop when a stranger asked me name and I said Doris 🤣

Monkey or monkey butt mostly lol.

Every now and then Gregory because she finds it hilarious for some reason. Sure that will wear off when I'm calling her Gregory picking her up from school 😂

Baby (even though they are long past being babies), sweetpea, chicken, chickpea.

Shortie
Sweetie

@MrsPnut

DD1 is Happy, used in a definitely ironic way DD2 is fartface.

I also tell them that I don’t have a favourite child, I dislike them both equally. 😔

They remind me that they will be choosing my care home and it’ll probably be a skip in a car park.

We are a very sarcastic, piss taking family and any schmaltz results in vomit noises.

Sounds just like our house. I often tell them I don't have a favourite as I dislike them all equally.

Way more fun.

My mum always called me (and still does!) "Florence"... no idea why as it is nothing at all like my actual name!

Honey, Honeypie, Sweetness, Tiny Love, Wee Scone, Small Boy, Son of Mine, Angel, Sweet Baby Angel, Little One, Love, My Love, My Absolute Darling.

He pretty much never gets called by his actual name

Babe/Babes
Darling
Boy (first 4 DC all boys, was a bit thrown by the fifth being a girl)
Pickle
Trouble
My little Disgustington
Mr Toad
Monsieur Muck
Madam
Little Pig(s)