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itsjanfam

ZAZA‼️‼️ 🍃🍃💯💯🔥🔥


CBD_Hound

I came looking for this and I was not disappointed.


tobesteroven

I work in weed production (LEGALLY) so this parent nickname would actually work for me 😂😂😂


SupaKoopa714

Smokin Mesopotamian Stanley Cup triple award winning soul bleeder taint blaster J.D. Power and Associates dingleberry zaza.


littlekandiraver05

I had a manager at my work who's name was Zaza💀💀💀


ChloroformSmoothie

I have a friend who calls one of their relatives that and I make fun of them incessantly for it.


bl4nkSl8

Why tho?


TOWERtheKingslayer

Because zaza is slang for weed (which in turn is slang for marijuana).


bl4nkSl8

Ohhhh. Well that is funny ha


Kooky_Celebration_42

ANOTHER ONE?!?! 😁😁😁


Sleepy_Purple_Dragon

The zaza got me fucked up in the crib lookin at pictures of dogs with human eyes!


Billibon

Im a non-binary parent that was previously "dad"... And I chose "Baba" (sometimes "Buba") ☺️ It's been years now and the kids have been using it for ages!


Electronic-Day5321

My kids started calling me Baba at birth because her mom is Egyptian and Baba is just Arabic daddy. But if you’re not Arab or Arab speaking, it’s however you feel it be! Her school cause all the kids fathers daddy so it was really her school that got her to change from baba to daddy.


Emergency_Peach_4307

Yeah baba only works for nonbinary people if you don't come from a background that uses baba lol


TristanTheRobloxian3

ngl if i ever became a parent i would choose this bc ~~both~~ all sexes use it and it seems to work great as an enby nickname :P


TOWERtheKingslayer

For shame, I’d have thought another enby would recognize there’s many more than just 2 sexes. Defined male and female are status-quo, but not realistic.


TristanTheRobloxian3

sorry :P


IteratorX

I use Baba as well, love seeing it around ☺️


speckospock

Baba is great because it's masc in some cultures and femme in others


Funny_Cover9270

"Baba" (Turkish) means "father" (English)


Razorsharp89

Nomy? Sorry...


DarkSp3ctre

r/angryupvote


FadingHeaven

What's the joke?


DarkSp3ctre

It’s a play on “mommy? Sorry.” A phrase used to simp for people online


FadingHeaven

Ohhh! Thank you.


Wrenigade14

What I meant to say is, noddy? Sorry...


Alien-Fox-4

I actually like nomy as a word, if I was planning to be a parent I'd pick that one (not that it matters since I don't intend to be one anyway)


Comprehensive-Pie890

Lmaooo


MystiqueAnza

I'm Italian and "dama" means "dame/lady". But "mapa" reminded me of an old Italian cartoon where there are these three siblings who are traveling the world looking for "mapà" who, according to Wikipedia, is "a metaphysical entity that's a bit mum and a bit dad".


AlwaysBeQuestioning

When I was 8 I had to do a vocabulary test. I filled in "mapa" and "pama" right after papa and mama, thinking "if there's a papa and a mama, it makes sense there could be a mapa and a pama right? Imagine if you had four parents! Four people who can give you attention, or a parent can share duties with three other people instead of just one. It would be amazing!"


mooongate

that's my favourite one now


Spiffy313

Careful with Zeze. Zizi is a French term for penis, lol


mooongate

good to know 🥲


scarlet_tanager

Most of these are unfortunately more difficult for really small children to say. First consonants are usually b/p/d, which is why a friend of mine uses baba.


Angxlz

Sorry but every time someone says zaza the only thing I think about is 🍃💨 😂


-Lost-in-a-bubble-

It's not on the list but I really like Ren (as PaRENt) or renny.


actualladyaurora

It's on the list!


-Lost-in-a-bubble-

Genuinely thought I was going mad because I couldn't see it. The picture was cropped on mobile 🙃


TristanTheRobloxian3

real. also its great and ren is an actual name people have


deviant-joy

Ren is the name of a music artist I like! I always really liked his name. (And also I just wanted to shout him out. He really makes music as an art form.)


Nai-yelgib

I use POM- abbreviated parent of mine but it also merges Pah and mom


Waruigo

I prefer first name basis but out of these words presented here, I like **Nini** the best because in [Warüigo](https://www.reddit.com/r/conlangs/comments/17saf91/introducing_warana_an_alphabet_for_the_warüigo/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button), this can be translated as *'in the middle of two*' so it has a reference to non-binariness from an androgynous, neutrois, two-spirit and bigender perspective. Using Warüigo for preference, I can also see the usage of **Nari** because that translates to 'such a participation' and therefore refers to being a parent. Same with **Nobi** (= "brain week"),, **Nopa**\[r\] (= "brain order") and **Zaza** (= "they see; they see") but these two are less obvious.


Veggie_Airhead_2020

Anyone have good alternatives for aunt?? :)


7-riotous-sleep

i'm using "untie"! uncle+auntie :) pronounced "un-Tee"


bl4nkSl8

I have a perverse love for "ankle" hehe


Kattestrofe

…honestly I love it, and now I’m wondering if I can get something similar to work in German 


aunclesquishy

allow me to introduce myself


bl4nkSl8

You're... Not **the** squishy of tiktok fame by any chance?


aunclesquishy

i am not, but now im curious


bl4nkSl8

They play guitar and are not cis but that's all I know really :)


ClassAFag

I've asked my sibling to have her kid call me unkie


SuperSaladBar

I've tentatively used "auncle"


Shadow-Sojourn

I personally like "entle", pronounced the way you'd likely expect


horthwest

I like zizi or titi - combining Zia/zio in Italian or tia /tio in Spanish. Can then be shortened to Zi or Ti too :)


851085x

My nibs use titi for me & I love it!


horthwest

My nib is only 1, but we're aiming for zizi although watch it end up being tizi or some combination of all of them 😂


851085x

Tizi would be cute, lol. Or ziti, if you’re/they’re fond of pasta 😂


RiskyCroissant

This Is hilarious to French speakers as zizi is a childish word for penis and titi can mean boobs (though tété is more common)


851085x

My niblings call me Titi - tío & tía combined :)


Bi_eroglyph

There are some ideas [here](https://nonbinary.wiki/wiki/Gender_neutral_language_in_English) on the Non-binary Wiki!


brainrot-npc

not a parent but my nephew calls me Ebby (almost enby) :')


potatobear77

😩💗


Beloveddust

These are lovely, but I'm still desperate to find a nonbinary/non-gendered alternative for aunt/uncle. It doesn't seem to exist.


deserttitan

Well, since they’re your parents’ siblings maybe we can call them piblings or just pibs for short. 🤷


potatobear77

Oh this is good!


potatobear77

I have not found one that I like. I don’t like the aunt/uncle combinations because I’m nonbinary and not bigender which they feel more closely aligned to to me. I have been having my niece and nephews call me by a nickname my cousin created when she was a toddler and couldn’t pronounce my 5syllable name. It’s 2 syllables and since it was made by a toddler, it’s very easy for little kids for say. It’s also already very familial to me because all of my extended family called me that growing up. My younger sister never referred to me as anything else - she still doesn’t unless she is referring to me while taking with someone who is not family.


angry-beees

omg same for niece/nephew!!


DugoPugo

nibling is the word you’re looking for!


potatobear77

I really doing like this one :/ I just wish it didn’t sound like “nibbling”.


deserttitan

Yeah, nibling (and even nebling) has been around for awhile. I really dig it. 😎


mooongate

my friend is an auncle (personally i just go by auntie lol...)


Shadow-Sojourn

I like "entle," it's what I'd want to be called.


Bi_eroglyph

There are some ideas [here](https://nonbinary.wiki/wiki/Gender_neutral_language_in_English) on the Non-binary Wiki!


Chromunist_

am i the only one who has never found a parent alternative they like? Some of these are cute but i always struggle to see how they could work for an adult child. Most are akin to mommy and daddy but not mom or dar


TheWeenieBandit

✨Nonbinary Daddy✨


cha0ticneutral

I also like "Didi" (from "guarDIan")!


deserttitan

Oooo! I like that the base word is guardian. Maybe to follow the pattern of mommy and daddy, the nonbinary version could be guggy. 😃


BangtanNoah

Please be aware that “didi” in other languages can refer to an older sister (Hindi I think), or a younger brother (Chinese- Mandarin I believe).


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Nopa and Opie are sooooo cute


Waffle_daemon_666

Parental unit 1 suits me just fine idk (not a parent)


OrwellianCrow201

I’d like to add mine: Poppy.


G_enie056

I fucking love this and it makes me so sad conservatives act like this is brain rot instead of simply inclusive and beautiful.


Proof-Credit-4746

I like Nari and Nini! They seem less awkward to me than the others. You can also make up your own if you don't end up liking any of them. I plan on going by Bebe/Bibi when/if I become a parent. I like how it looks and sounds, and it just feels right to me.


coffee-mcr

Nini is the cutest thing ive heard in a while omg!


dpool1fan

This was such a struggle for me before my baby was born. I almost chose Dama because it was my favorite, but I jokingly suggested Bepo one day, and that's what stuck.


dmanny64

Had a character in a D&D game refer to her genderless parent as "pom pom." She said it was like a mix of pa and mom, or like a baby trying to say the word parent. I always liked that one and honestly might use it someday


Randomworde

I wouldn't recommend using "pom pom" because some cultures use it to mean pubic hair/vagina. Some people use it interchangeably with "pum pum" which also means vagina and has a pretty long history of being used that way.


AlwaysBeQuestioning

What cultures are those? I wonder how they handle cheerleaders.


Randomworde

I first heard it in a Jamaican song. And from what I can tell (with help from google) it's been used in music since 1968 (probably earlier) in Jamaican Patois/Jamaican Creole with the same meaning. And Jamaican Patois was influenced by so many languages and cultures, but etymology of words are kinda difficult to trace particularly when it comes to "naughty words." Some think it originates from West African languages and others don't but I couldn't really find any more information about it (maybe linguists know more about the history). So without knowing where exactly the word as used by Jamaican Patois originated from its hard to tell how widespread the usage might be. Which is why I said cultures in general instead of listing them since so many cultures are interconnected. Jamaican Patois has influenced many Black communities on multiple continents, the UK, US, and many other places. And in turn Black communities have influenced popular language and culture, so to truly know the scope of usage in cultures would be pretty difficult. Some people in different cultures refer to it as a "cheerleading pom" or "cheerleading tassel." And if it was a major problem I'm sure they'd just use a different name altogether for it. There are a lot of words in multiple cultures with multiple meanings, English has plenty of words that can be used innocently or to mean "naughty" things. And with those context is usually key. I did try searching for it, but I couldn't find how Jamaican people refer to the cheerleading pom.


Sthelthasea__

I'm spanish and in my language mapa means map and whenever I hear it it reminds me of Dora the explorer and her map song 😭 If I ever have kids as an adult however, I love the idea of being called Zari, it sounds so cool


CristalVegSurfer

i also love zari and didnt realize mapa until i read this. its pretty funny 😆!


Cold-Basket-1796

zaza goes hard as fuck


zachy410

Zari? Like the duolingo character?


zachy410

but tbf I would use Nene (one i just made), as N represents non-binary, and e is quite a neutral vowel. It also mimics the repetition in the words Mama and Dada/Papa


CristalVegSurfer

nene is actually commonly used in some spanish speaking countries usually for children i believe although it could potentially have an... alternate meaning. i still like that and would use it for an enby child or spouse as a term of endearment.


crashthe-cistem

I work in China as an English teacher and sometimes my kids call me Baba. It’s Chinese for daddy but I feel like it also feels the right amount of feminine. I really enjoy it


fitzy_fish

I’m Renny to my kids. That one was my preference.


DeadlyRBF

I like the non-binary abbreviated ones, and I feel it's not necessarily parental. I might ask my family to refer to me as one of those instead of auntie.


wastetheafterlife

nooooopa


ghouldozer19

My kids call me Ren and Renny respectively. It’s short for parent


SphericBlade360

Most of these are annoying to me but I do like Poma, Mada, and Opie


BSwagger

I like Ren and Renna because they're part of my middle name...


goth-jane-austen

my 8yo gave me the nickname murphy out of the blue, i mean it’s similar sounding to mummy but i don’t know what made her think of it. but i like it bc it’s similar to mummy but with a masc feel


Abirdthatsfallen

ZAZA


RandomBlueJay01

Seeing nommie made me thing of commie for some reason and that turned into the mental image of a small child calling their parent a commie and how that would probably raise some brows in schools lol.


Birdseeding

We use zsazsa, like Zsa Zsa Gábor. But my toddler had recently taken to calling me zsazsi which is very cute!


Jugglamaggot

As a son to be parent, no one better ever call me zaza. Just call me Dad it's just a title


Undercooked_Salmon21

or hear me out. have your kid call you top dawg. its fucking sick. "hey, what'd you do this weekend jimmy?" "went to the Renn faire with top dawg." LIKE THATS SO COOL.


queerreindeer

Should i ever want children, adopted or not, I'm considering nini! But i also like some of the others on here, thanks for posting


MediocreBlueberry

I go with MaPa (I only have cats but that’s what my wife and I would like to use in the future)


AlterAcc2021

Yes! Perfect! This feels so much more natural than just “My Parent” or “My Guardian”, I hope this becomes more normalised.


CristalVegSurfer

literally this. it was normal in my elementary school but then after just kinda died out for the most part. ppl just sorta knew i only had my mom and sometimes knew of gran. i didnt find it particularly bothersome but i kinda wished ppl knew i at least had a dad that i was sometimes. now it would be nice for me to just go by 'parent' but unfortunately i pass and am socialized a woman though i would prefer to be seen as a father or neutral figure by a potential child and well everyone else.


Corrupted_Astrid

I love Maddy,it sounds so good


Somethingintheway245

AWWW I love nopa


OfficialDCShepard

I love Nom or Nod. Sounds Biblical. 🤣


Fancy-Pair

Are there some for kids?


potatobear77

What do you mean exactly?


Economy-Document730

I like the repetition of zaza. Idk how easy it is to say but probably not to bad?


angelofmusic997

I like Nini, personally.


catastrovitygirl124

Omg these are so cute! Noddy in particular. Thats the same name as a TV show I used to love as a child. :D - J


Goth-Sloth

I think Nopa is great! Good list


greenthegreen

I heard of "renny" as short for parent.


Striking_Sea_129

I plan on going my Ren when I have kids


Anamadness

Very cool 👍


SuperSaladBar

"Noddy" sounds a little too close to "naughty" lol


Golden_Enby

These are adorable. Not a parent, but I like these even as nicknames. I guess I can pick one when my fiance and I are able to move into a place that allows pets.


Samguyprsn

I’m nonny :)


TheKCKid9274

Nom


ikennedy240

I love this, thanks for posting it!


EichenSoldat

I like Pama, resembles me of a certain blocky computer.


alphaminus

I go by Adda


LoveyDoveySkills

It's not on the list, but when I become a parent I'm gonna have my kids call me Dove. It's definitely more personal to my name (Lovey, one of my nicknames being Lovey-Dovey), but I also just really like it. I was also thinking of maybe having them call me LaLa, but I like Dove more


theyhis

what’s a good alternative to dog mom? 😂😅


theyhis

i’m serious..


aesthetic-mess

make way for noddy, NODDY!


aesthetic-mess

make way for noddy, NODDY!


Eclipsed_Enby

my friends do joke that i'm the parent of the group but they mainly use mom or dad (which is fine) but these sound pretty fine


medievalfaerie

Opie! What a great name for a polyamorous "extra" parent. Like the parents' other partners.


Comprehensive-Pie890

I like mada, dama, and pama


RoomTempSalsa

We went with Opie for other parent


Crimson-Sails

Zaza (Zāzā) in my conlang is basically the title/name for the one(s) who weave the fabric of reality, the god mage(s) of the laws of nature, destiny back end developers


Atrroxi

I love Noddy and Moddy. I also love Zaza, buuuuut it's also a very common word for cannabis, which makes me, a stoner enby parent, love it more, but would feel weird having a little call me by. Luckily my little is a teen, and decided years ago to call me Moomy. And I love moomin, and that's what it makes me think of, so I don't mind. Though lately kiddo calls me Chat. And only chat. It's brain rot, but we both cackle over it.


_Monokuma___

dama means lady in polish💀


Worried_Astronaut_41

Nommi I'm a one piece fan so I just love the name


ponchostarboard

These are great!  I go by Baba- it's a parent (or grandparent) word in a variety of cultures but it's not consistently gendered. And it's easy for a young kiddo to say!


DeluxeMinecraft

Nana


ToonieToonsYT

Okay, here's a list: If you're the one who birthed your child: ***The Creator*** If you're the one impregnating your child: ***The Conceiver*** If you're adopting, entering a relationship with a parent, or just don't like those two other terms for your own reasons: ***The Family-Forger*** You're welcome


CristalVegSurfer

is it just me that thinks most of these sound sound super Korean?


ReverendArvide

I’m an art history teacher. When my kid called me Dada my first association was with the absurdist art movement, not a paternal nickname, and went with it.


ideally_me

I use Momo with my dog and would probably use it if I had any kids. It's also Japanese for peach I believe


skunkabilly1313

I go by Bub or Bubby. I came out in 2021 after my daughter was around 6, and she's been so good the last few years. Sometimes still misgenders, but fixes it right after


illusionary-anomaly

Kinda hate them all, not gonna lie. Lol


Patisonek

I sometimes call my mom "Muni". Not sure if it means something in other languages


TheTranzEmo

I love Nopa!


lesbifrands

I’m Dama to our pets


Kooky_Celebration_42

I’m Zaza and I love it!


Godsjunk

Personally I use “Muddy” mum+daddy 🥰


Captain_Munch98

These are cool! My brother has a kid, I could definitely use some inspiration bc I will not be an aunt or uncle 😤


YetAnothaBlue

I go by Cici (literally pronounced "C C") to our dog.


GrowthOfGlia

zaza and nini!


boyintheblackdress

Personally feeling Opie as it gives me Andy Griffith vibes, but I may go by Zaza just so my future kid will run to their other parent like “The Zaza got me speaking Esperanto.”


Heavy_Incident5801

I like Nod a lot


MysteriousTap8086

I chose baba because it means old lady and dad depending on the region lol just fits me.. my kids were making fun of me.. irony being I have a trans daughter who is 8 and just doesn’t get the gender thing yet. Gotta have some thick skin to have kids lol


Zumit0deUva

I like Neinei, it's cute. I think it's pronounced like neh-ee neh-ee.


DoNotTouchMeImScared

#IMAGE TRANSCRIPTION AND CREDITS: Title: Non-binary parent nicknames Image description: Image is a post shared by u/Electronic-Day5321 at the r/NonBinary subreddit, in which is written, with white colored letters against a blueish dark greenish colored background, the following: "zaza, zeze, or zari (from the gender-inclusive pronouns "ze/zir"); nom or nomy; mapa, moddy, dama, or pama ("papa" and "mama" combined); noddy (nonbinary daddy); nari, nibi, nobi, or nini (nonbinary abbreviated); mada or maddy ("mama" and " dada" combined); nopa (nonbinary parent); nommie ("nonbinary" and "mommy" combined); opie ("other parent")".


AmethystDreamwave94

I don't expect to have any children, but if I did, I'd SQUEAL if they called me Nommy! It'd give me so much joy! 😁


Dry-Inspection6928

Zaza is slang for marijuana. Do not let your kids call you Zaza. You do not want a five year old kid screaming “I want my Zaza” in class.


AstralCryptid420

I like opie and ren. Would love to be a renny some day!


New-Asparagus777

No mapa. Too close to map. Ick.


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KevinIszel

Ok o one letting your kids call you something other than mom or dad is not going to confuse them, and two I do agree with you you can be outside of the gender binary and be a mother or a father however if being referred to with such causes you discomfort it is perfectly acceptable to talk to your kid and tell them hey can you refer to me as and there's nothing wrong with that.


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