Why do you call your mother's brother "Uncle"?

The word "old" in "old uncle" means not only old age, but also many meanings in different dialects.

1. In the northeast dialect, especially in Heilongjiang dialect, "old uncle" means "little uncle", which refers to the youngest mother and brother.

2. In the dialects of Shanxi and Inner Mongolia, "old uncle" can also be written as "old uncle" to address grandma's brother or younger brother. This "old uncle" is a generation older than my uncle.

3. In dialects in parts of Hebei and Shandong, "old uncle" is also called "old uncle", which means older and more experienced.

Therefore, in areas with different dialects, people should not casually call their mother's brother "Laojiu" to avoid ambiguity.

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1. A child is called a mother.

The spoken language is "mom", "mom" and "wet nurse". Written language or outsiders call it "mother", "my mother", "grandmother", "old lady" and "grandmother".

2. The child's name is Dad.

The spoken language is "dad", "dad" and "dada". Written language or outsiders call it "father", "my father", "grandfather", "old man" and "old man".

3. The child calls his mother's mother.

Spoken words are "grandma", "grandma", "aunt" and "grandma". Written language or outsiders call it "grandma", "aunt", "grandmother", "big mother" and "queen mother".

4. The child calls his father's mother.

The spoken language is "grandma", "wet nurse", "grandma" and "wet nurse". Written language or outsiders call it "grandma", "grandma", "big mother" and "queen mother"

Children call their mother's father.

Spoken words are "Grandpa", "Dad", "Grandpa", "Gong Min" and "Husband". Written language or outsiders call it "Wisdom Fofo Agbo", "Grandpa", "Dafu" and "Wangfu".

6. The child calls his father's father.

The spoken words are Grandpa, Grandpa, Grandma, Dad, Grandpa and Grandma. Written language or outsiders call it "grandpa", "grandma", "big dad" and "father Wang"

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