AIBU to hate the term ‘little one’ so much?

[Blanchedupetitpois]

Ok I know IABU but I LOATHE it. It’s such a cutesy, self-important, twee, naïf term. It immediately makes me bristle 😬

I use it, there are loads of babies I sort of know whose names I have forgotten!

"Little one" is useful if you are not sure about name or even gender; when teaching (music, all ages, so not an instant recall of every class at start of term) I used to refer to the "mad little tinies" (kindly, I hope) but would sometimes speak directly to them as "ladies and gentlemen". Some found it slightly odd but did not seem to mind.

I'm with you @Blanchedupetitpois

I also hate 'babe' instead of 'baby', and grown women referring to themselves and each other as 'mumma.' Like 'you tell em mumma!!'

I also hate 'boobin' for breastfeeding....

Just ick.

I can't stand the infantilisation of grown women just because they are mothers. Like suddenly you're a twee cartoon marshmallow idiot who has to use cutesy toy words.

Thanks for the rant!

My ex bil calls his gf 'this little one' and it gives me rage

LO is worse. But yes, I agree it is cringeworthy. As is referring to teenagers at school as “our young people”. 🙄

I like 'little one' for young children.

My mother in law refers to my 2 year old daughter as her "little chitterling". I've not a fucking clue where it came from but I'd prefer "little one/un" as it infuriates me.
I also hate it when she asks for a cuddle of my 2 week old son by asking "Can I nurse him for a while?" as I always associate that with breastfeeding.
Come to think of it, most things that come out of her mouth bother me in some way 😂

YABU. It's helpful if you don't know the sex or name of the baby (& especially useful if you've forgotten this information!!)

I HATE "bubs" gives me the rage

I know someone who uses “the girlchild”.

I like 'son' as in 'There you go, son'

I am friends with a couple who constantly refer to their son as "The small boy" on social media posts...it's so try-hard quirky, it really annoys!

Little one or LO makes my teeth itch...I HATE IT!!

Wee man makes me want to report them to SS

I have never ever ever heard anyone use the term 'boobin the baby' in real life.

I have only heard people complaining on here about others (supposedly) using it ...

Also don't get people who post here about their child and put L-O.

Just put daughter or son.

I like little one. Not a fan of “little man” “prinny” (as in princess!) “the boy” or people referring to their child as “this boy” “this girl”

Wowsers glad none of you are my friends 🤣 we use little man, the boy, little dude & smallest for DS.
DD is shortarse, bubs or small.

I'm exempt from hard labour currently i'm afraid

prinny

Couldn’t get over that being used for a child! Maria Fitzherbert used to call George IV “Prinny”

As AjasLipstick said - ‘The Boy’. I can’t stand it. Little Man is awful too.

I hate 'my little man', 'my little princess' and 'the smallie' as a friend of mine refers to her now 6 year old.

I prefer larva

No problem with Little one. The bab, Prince, princess, mini me, little lady are slightly irritating. Especially when hashtagged - #minime #loveher #myworld

Wee man just makes me think of that scene where Fat Bastard tried to eat Mini Me

I like the name Lit Lun... sort of like Declan, or Lachlan.

There was a dad on NICU who referred to his newborn as "sexy lady"

I call DC 'little person' but only to them, not about them to others. In fact one of DD1 first words was 'parson', pointing self importantly at herself. I also like 'tiny woman' as a jokey equivalent to the awful little man - I call DD2 that sometimes.

My mum used to call us creatures and if she thought we wanted to say something, she would bellow "speak, creature" or "utter" in a deep voice.