That it is ridiculous to refer to an 11 & 8 year old as 'babas'

[Travelfairy]

My DSis refers to her kids these ages as 'the babas'. My kids are a similar age and I never refer to them as this. This is the same DSis that allows the 8 year old have a dummy and sees nothing wrong with it 🙄 my DM also refers to them as this 'Oh X said she is calling in later with the babas!' It just gives me a massive ick. AIBU

I called ds my little bubsyboobaa today. He’s 14 and 5’11. It’s just a silly term of endearment when I thanked him for bringing us ice creams into the garden. The little nicknames and things I can’t get worked up about but the dummy at 8 is nuts if there aren’t any additional needs, are they having it just at bedtime or going to school with it?

Terms of endearment = fine. I call my DD 22 bubba.
Dummy at 8= no way

Definitely not in Yorkshire.

Whenever he is upset. He also calls it a do-do. My do-do, my do-do 🙈🙈 its actually shocking but my DM feeds into it too. I'm the bad guy, sure he's only 'a baba'

Apparently, around Hull @OnGoldenPond

Oh that’s so sweet. I call my DD16 this, along with all kinds of other silly names!

Oh and I cal her twin brother “Puppy”. It’s very easy to infantilise twins especially if you don’t have any younger children.

OP I can’t get past the dummy no matter what your sister is calling the child.

Baba is common round here. I hate it though.
I have friends who refer to themselves (online) as 'momma' or 'mama' which annoys me, because it's totally lifted from social media. We're a mum/ mam place. No one ever, ever used momma or mama growing up, so it's not like it's a tradition.

Now this doesn't seem weird to me, because adults use it. Usually 'ta ta rwan' though.

I call 12yo and 15yo babe or baby

Baba gives me the ick regardless of age.

Who cares?

My girl is only 2, but I think I'll still be calling her 'the baby' when she's 40 :D

Not your circus not your monkeys

My sister and I are still known in our family as 'the girs'. We are in our 40s now. Its an affectionate term

Aww, my dad still calls me baba and I'm early 30's with my own children 😅

My kids are the 'weans'. and sometimes the the bairns".

Unclench

I still call my 8 year old Baby, as does his big sister, though I try to use his name when I'm talking to him in front of his friends!

Dummy at 8 and baby talk still is weird though (though bananas are still babanas in our house due to toddler mispronunciation but that's different to actual baby talk)

Just run your own race

They're not your kids. Get over it

My Mum did this with me and my 4 sisters "my girls" right up until the time she died.

My dad still calls me “little one” and I’m 37 🤣