[Becky]

I am a social worker and am wondering why Latina mothers sometimes refer to their children as ‘Mommy?’

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Name : Becky, Gender : F, Race : White/Caucasian, Age : 22, City : Reading, State : PA, Country : United States, Occupation : Social Worker, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Lower middle class, 

[ACC24069]

It’s to teach girls to identify with and thus respect the role of mothers, and also to teach them that it is what they should want to be. It’s also just a term of endearment.

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[Electric_Honey]

Mami, or mamita, is a term of endearment in some Latino cultures. It’s like Americans calling each other ‘baby’ or ‘honey.’

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Name : Electric_Honey, Gender : F, Age : 37, City : Washington, State : DC, Country : United States, Occupation : Social Worker, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, 

[Jennifer]

In African-American culture we also tend to call little girls (and occasionally big girls) ‘Mama’ or ‘Li’l Mama’. I have a 5-month-old and I call her ‘Mama’ more than her own name. I agree with the previous posts; it is mainly a term of endearment, which shows the high regards the role of mother receives in our culture.

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Name : Jennifer, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Black/African American, Religion : Yoruba/Ifa, Age : 25, City : Dallas, State : TX, Country : United States, Occupation : Writer/Teacher/Tutor, Education level : 2 Years of College, Social class : Lower middle class, 

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