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Capital letter for mum and dad?

Well… if I am referring to my own parents… in a written piece of work (it has to be very grammatically correct), do I CAPITALISE, the Mum and Dad, or just keep it as mum and dad.

Any help would be good… thanks =D

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Answer #1

if you 100% INSIST on using “mum && dad” then do it like diss :

   my mum, or my dad
   'Mum, where are you?'
   'Dad, where are you?'

so lowercse when its like my mum is pretty && capitall like mum wheree are youuuor somethinnn kay ??? lol.

Answer #2

If the word is used with out a modifier, then it is a title / name and should be capitalized. A proper noun is a noun which names a specific person, place, or thing and in this case ‘Mom” refers to a specific mother

If I am talking about mothers and I want to use an example of a mother, then my mother would be Mother. It is her name in this case.

from .us/manual_of_form_and_style/capitalization Capitalize the title of a relative only when it is followed by the relative’s name. I saw Uncle Harry talking to Aunt Rose. I saw my uncle talking to my aunt.

NOTE: Words like mother, father, dad, and grandmother are capitalized when they are used alone in place of a particular person’s name.

At least that is in the US. UK style manual may be different.

Answer #3

No, ‘mum’ and ‘dad’ are improper nouns.

Answer #4

nope never use mom and dad Mother and Father (:

Answer #5

If referring to YOUR mum and dad specifically, you should capitalize it.