Today I Found Out
Why Do We Call Parents Mom and Dad Instead of Their Names? (2017x199)
Air date: Aug 16, 2017
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Calling our parents anything other than mom, dad or one of the many variations thereof is an almost alien concept to many (and in some cultures is considered downright rude). So why is it we refer to our parents in this way? Where did it come from and perhaps, more curiously, is there any culture that forgoes this seemingly universal nickname custom for parental figures?
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http://www.loveyoufather.com/father-in-different-languages.html
http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/1446/whats-the-origin-of-the-word-dad
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http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/
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