I know this should be in OFF TOPIC, but no one ever goes there!!
I can't ask on FB because I may hurt feelings.
I'm from Texas and am living in Missouri. Until about a year or so ago I had NEVER heard the term "Aunt TeTe."
It is just a nickname for an aunt. One friend is in MO and the other in Iowa, so I guess it's a Midwest thing.
Anyone else call their aunt "Aunt TeTe??"
(In Texas that refers to something ENTIRELY different!)
Thanks for any input!! (Also curious how that ever got started and whether or not it's a very old term or something new.)
Posted by hiker53 (Member # 6046) on :
I have never heard of that name.
Posted by Ann-Ohio (Member # 44364) on :
I looked it up and found that it is an affectionate name for one's aunt from "tia" which is Aunt in Spanish.
Kinda like saying "Auntie" I should think.I am known as "Auntie Ann" to my nieces and nephews.
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
That's even more strange, Ann. Neither of these friends is remotely Spanish or of Latin descent.
Tia at least makes a little sense.
Posted by LisaK (Member # 41384) on :
I have heard it, but I forget where as it was forever ago.
however, I do hear Tia often- Greeks use that.
Lymetoo, what does it mean in Texas??????
my husband's family is from texas and could have sworn I heard my SIL say this before.
Posted by Ann-Ohio (Member # 44364) on :
Lots of Spanish language influence in Texas slang, etc.
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :