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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Origin of US "mom" #169115 07/11/07 09:07 AM Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 2 R russ OP stranger OP russ stranger R Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 2 Does anyone know the answer to this? Did the US always use Mom and Mommy for Mother? If not when did it change from Mum and Mummy? I have a early 70's imprint of Heinlein's The Star Beast (originally written in 1954) and that has the word Mum not Mom. Is this an "english" version???? I don't think so as the audio book I have also uses Mum non Mom. Russ Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Origin of US "mom" russ 07/11/07 09:07 AM Re: Origin of US "mom" Faldage 07/11/07 10:28 AM Re: Origin of US "mom" wow 07/11/07 02:01 PM Re: Origin of US "mom" Myridon 07/11/07 04:25 PM Re: Origin of US "mom" sjmaxq 07/11/07 11:07 PM Re: Origin of US "mom" Faldage 07/12/07 10:26 AM Re: Origin of US "mom" Myridon 07/12/07 03:49 PM Re: Origin of US "mom" Zed 07/12/07 07:53 PM Re: Origin of US "mom" belMarduk 07/12/07 10:47 PM Re: Origin of US "mom" Zed 07/13/07 12:26 AM Re: Origin of US "mom" russ 07/17/07 10:48 AM Re: Origin of US "mom" Zed 07/17/07 07:39 PM Re: Origin of US "mom" Jackie 07/18/07 03:39 PM Re: Origin of US "mom" Zed 07/19/07 07:48 PM Re: Origin of US "mom" sjmaxq 07/12/07 07:54 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts230,127 Members9,198 Most Online4,270 Aug 30th, 2025 Newest Members testawad, Bill_L, achz, MAGNVSTALSMA, Burlyfish 9,198 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 2,026 guests, and 2 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 21 A C Bowden 14 LukeJavan8 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,032 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,968 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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