Today I Found Out

Why Do We Call Parents Mom and Dad Instead of Their Names? (2017x199)

Date de diffusion: Août 16, 2017

If you happen to like our videos and have a few bucks to spar→’s Apple is Called the Adam’s Apple https://youtu.be/dk-QYYLwTJI?list=PLR0XuDegDqP3-uys3Rl2dvdsFkk96zRbt In this video: 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? Want the text version?: http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2014/11/curious-origins-words-mom-dad/ Sources: http://www.indobase.com/holidays/mothers-day/facts/mother-in-different-languages.html http://www.loveyoufather.com/father-in-different-languages.html http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/1446/whats-the-origin-of-the-word-dad http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=father http://mentalfloss.com/article/49986/where-do-words-%E2%80%9Cmom%E2%80%9D-and-%E2%80%9Cdad%E2%80%9D-come http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=XxGbsjKjPZsC&pg=PA76&dq=etymology+of+%22dada%22+baby+talk&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ctZPVOOTNfTY7AaPyYHwDA&ved=0CCkQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=etymology%20of%20%22dada%22%20baby%20talk&f=false http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=L7aWuj5CFNkC&pg=PA10&dq=baby+babbling+plosive+sounds&hl=en&sa=X&ei=gQZRVIvaOY-P7AbJv4HADA&ved=0CCIQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=baby%20babbling%20plosive%20sounds&f=false http://www.utexas.edu/features/archive/2005/babble.html http://www.lifeprint.com/asl101/pages-layout/languagedevelopment.htm http://www.livescience.com/32191-why-are-mama-and-dada-a-babys-first-words.html http://www.word-detective.com/2013/02/mommy-mama-mom-daddy-dada-dad-papa-pappy-et-alia/ http://archive.org/stream/selectedwritings01jako#page/538/mode/2up http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dad http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Paternal_bonding_between_father_and_newborn_daughter.jpg http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/