In not thinking that this is offensive?

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Just wondering...

In regards to kids, little munchkin, little fart, little squidger.. are any of these terms offensive? Somebody has just said it's not 'appropriate' to call anybody's baby a little fart.. but it's not like I said little brat? Or little shit? 😂
I would have thought little fart like munchkin is more of a cutesy term? AIBU???

Little fart.. that's not one I've heard before. Don't think it would sit well with me tbh.

I'd find it highly offensive. What were you thinking,?

I think you'd have to try really really hard to be offended by those.

little muchkin and squidger are fine, fart isnt awful but it's not very nice.

Really @Raffles1981 ? Can I ask why? Maybe it's because I'm Irish, or maybe I'm on another planet but I've asked my friends with babies if it offends them and they all basically had the same reaction - laughed hard and said there were worse things somebody could say.

Little fart is in a different category to the others you mentioned.

Little fart isn't something I've heard either.
Not sure I'd like my DD being referred to as this. I mean not grossly offended. But there are more acceptable means to describe people's children. And we should be mindful of teaching our own children how to be polite. I know someone who refers to anyone short as 'Dwarf' doesn't see a problem with it. Seems very off to me. In the same way calling someone's baby a little fart is totally unnecessary as there are so many other acceptable alternatives.

I wouldn't call a baby little fart, that's horrible and no different from little shit.

'Fart' isn't a positive word - it's rude to call somebody's child a fart.

How is it in a different category though? When would you call somebody a little fart in an offensive way? I'm actually gobsmacked that this is considered 'awful'...

Little fart isn’t a very nice thing to call a baby. I think if it’s your baby and it’s meant with affection that’s fine (mine gets called little bugger quite a bit) but I wouldn’t ever call somebody else’s baby by a name like that in case they found it offensive.

Little fart is horrible. The others are fine.

To be a fart: a boring, annoying, or unpleasant person:

I wouldn't be offended but 'little fart' is a weird thing to call a baby. If you call someone an 'old fart' it's not meant to be nice or affectionate, is it?

Fartass is a common way of referring to kids where I live.

@Darkstar4855 it would only ever be said with affection. But I'll be more mindful in the future definitely. Seems a lot of people are offended by it. It would never be my intention to say it in any other way to a child. It's more of an affectionate term here though, I've heard plenty of friends say it.

On the online Cambridge dictionary it’s actually listed ‘offensive’

Someone else's child - never call them something like fart or stinky or anything with negative connotations.

My own I call Stinky, fartypants, smelly, grotbags, monster and rat.

Would I be happy if anyone else did - no.

Why would you call someone little fart at all, what is your thought process behind it?

Little fart is.. different not sure how I would feel if someone referred to mine as a little fart, don't think I would actually be offended though. Just a shocked lol

I don't know...it's the word fart. I don't think cute when I hear fart. Munchkin, squishy.. not so bad. But fart represents smelly and I think that is what I would take offence at. If that makes sense

In the Netherlands they call babies little poos 😂

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My thought process?? There isn't one.. in Dublin it's seen as an affectionate term. How is little squidger any better? If you're saying fart is so offensive then is squidger not? I'm gobsmacked. But I'm glad I live somewhere where it's not seen as offensive. There are hugely worse things people could call my child. The fact that people can't wrap their head around it being used as an affectionate term more than anything is crazy..

Little fart doesn't even make sense, old fart yes but it's not something I've ever heard applied to a baby. I wouldn't be offended if someone said that to me, but I would think they were bloody odd.

I find it sounds endearing. Not sure why anyone would be offended. All depends how it's said, anyway.

@forkfun TY. For a minute I thought i was going crazy.