To think referring to my DS and her DCs as babies is a bit odd

[Choufleur]

My Ds is nearly 6, my friend's DCs are 9, 4 and 20 months. She says things like come round and the babies can play. They're not babies (well the 20mo could still count but is more toddler in my mind) they're children.

It doesn't really matter but I just find it odd.

Too. Much. Time. On. Hands.

Probably at the minute - I'm bored having played lego lots this pm

gah - it's a term of endearment

next!

I think that's a bit of an odd term. Mind you, I'd probably say "kids" and I know that would get somebody's goat.

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Oooh no this would bug me too. Call a spade a spade ffs. Even though they're children, not spades.

It wouldn't bother me in the slightest. Its not an insult so doesn't really matter.

i call my lot my babies,not matter how old they get,they are my babies :)

I get that ddubsgirl but still find it odd that she suggests the babies play. DS would be very insulted if he knew that someone called him a baby.

My friend still refers to her DS as her baby boy, and he's 18.

My DS would feel very embarrassed, but her DS is okay with it.

At our wedding, my new PIL got up at the end of the reception meal and announced "We have to leave now, we have to get the baby settled down to sleep". They were talking about my 12yo sil!!!! My entire family thought this ODD to say the least.

We call ds "the baby". He is 7.

I call DH my baby

I also call my fully grown cats my babies

I will call my baby my baby even when they are 25

Yabu

My Mum calls me her baby...."here's the baby"....."hello my baby" Im 33 with two DCs

My mum calls me her baby, it provokes this reaction from my children

X-posts with Jamie. Clearly our mums were cut from the same cloth!

We call DS2 "The Baby"

Are you picking The Baby up tonight??? Are you getting up with The Baby in the morning, etc etc...

I'm sure he will remain with that nn until DC3 comes along

He could be waiting a long time!

FWIW my mum is still called Titch by all of her family.

She's 65.

My 5yo and 2yo are always called 'my babies'!

My children will always be my babies. I'm still my parents' baby. Hey ho and all that.

I call DS2 my baby. He is 15 and 6ft tall!

I call by DC my Baby Lambs (when I'm in a good mood with them)
They are 12 and 9.6

My dad calls me Baby Daughter I'm 45 !

So my DD is his Baby Daughters' Baby Daughter

Go figure

I still call my 19yr old my baby if the mood takes me.

Yes I get that your own dcs are your babies. But would you refer to other people's dcs as babies when they are clearly not?

Kayano I call my cats my babies too. Upsets my SIL a lot.