Words for grandparents

[Nancy Elliott]

 'Moms' for 'Mom' reminds me of "Wills"  (William) and Bugs (as in Bunny).
Is this a shortening of a '-sie' diminutive ending? (Popsie? Bugsie?)

> From: "Chase, Jeffrey" <Jeffrey.Chase at GETRONICSGOV.COM>
> Reply-To: American Dialect Society <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
> Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2000 11:57:42 -0400
> To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
> Subject: Re: Words for grandparents
>
> That reminds me of a New York Cityism that I've never heard anywhere else:
> calling your mother 'Moms'.  I've never heard it anywhere else.  Example:
> "You'd better tell your Moms that you're staying here for dinner."
>
> Jeff
>
> Jeffrey E. Chase
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