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exxc�ntrica · 05-13-2008, 03:39 PM

What are affectionate terms a mother or father would call a daughter (like in English we'd use "darling", "honey", "sweetheart" etc"?)

Is there anything regional about this?

I am looking for words used in Argentina.

analaura · 05-14-2008, 10:50 AM

For little girls we can hear: "linda", "princesa", "reina", "mi amor".

Of course, when you are not upset!! (lol)

Any other suggestions?

lauracipolla · 05-14-2008, 04:10 PM

"nena" ("nene" for boys) is very common among Argentine mothers/fathers, to the point that you're ALWAYS a "nena" (girl) to them, no matter how many decades have gone by... "nenita" could apply to a very young daughter. both "nena" and "nenita" can be said in a funny/teasing way to any other girl: a sister, a friend.

all the terms analaura suggested are affectionate and common here to address a girl/woman you like a lot, but not restricted to daughters: a girlfriend, lover or wife could be addressed like that. more? "preciosa", "muñeca", "chiquita" (for a little girl or in a loving-teasing manner).

exxc�ntrica · 05-19-2008, 02:48 AM

Thanks a lot for the input.

mem286 · 05-19-2008, 06:35 AM

I call my little L. "reina" "enana" "amor"

Hope it helps!

05-13-2008, 03:39 PM	#1
exxc�ntrica Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Spain Posts: 799 Rep Power: 541	affectionate terms for daughter in Argentina What are affectionate terms a mother or father would call a daughter (like in English we'd use "darling", "honey", "sweetheart" etc"?) Is there anything regional about this? I am looking for words used in Argentina. __________________ �Aunque la conducta del marido sea censurable, aunque este se d� a otros amores, la mujer virtuosa debe reverenciarlo como a un dios. Durante la infancia, una mujer debe depender de su padre, al casarse de su marido, si este muere, de sus hijos y si no los tuviera, de su soberano. Una mujer nunca debe gobernarse a s� misma." *Leyes de Manu (Libro Sagrado de la India*

05-14-2008, 10:50 AM	#2
analaura Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 303 Rep Power: 222	depending on your daughter�s age... For little girls we can hear: "linda", "princesa", "reina", "mi amor". Of course, when you are not upset!! (lol) Any other suggestions?

05-19-2008, 02:48 AM	#4
exxc�ntrica Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Spain Posts: 799 Rep Power: 541	Thanks a lot for the input. __________________ �Aunque la conducta del marido sea censurable, aunque este se d� a otros amores, la mujer virtuosa debe reverenciarlo como a un dios. Durante la infancia, una mujer debe depender de su padre, al casarse de su marido, si este muere, de sus hijos y si no los tuviera, de su soberano. Una mujer nunca debe gobernarse a s� misma." *Leyes de Manu (Libro Sagrado de la India*

05-19-2008, 06:35 AM	#5
mem286 Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Santa Fe, Argentina Posts: 757 Rep Power: 645	I call my little L. "reina" "enana" "amor" Hope it helps! __________________ Mer _______________________________________________ All that is now All that is gone All that's to come and everything under the sun is in tune, but the sun is eclipsed by the moon.

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05-14-2008, 04:10 PM	#3
lauracipolla Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: I'm from La Plata, Argentina Posts: 248 Rep Power: 370	"nena" ("nene" for boys) is very common among Argentine mothers/fathers, to the point that you're ALWAYS a "nena" (girl) to them, no matter how many decades have gone by... "nenita" could apply to a very young daughter. both "nena" and "nenita" can be said in a funny/teasing way to any other girl: a sister, a friend. all the terms analaura suggested are affectionate and common here to address a girl/woman you like a lot, but not restricted to daughters: a girlfriend, lover or wife could be addressed like that. more? "preciosa", "muñeca", "chiquita" (for a little girl or in a loving-teasing manner).

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