Definition
A childish or affectionate term for father, similar to 'daddy' or 'da-da.'
Etymology
Informal diminutive and affectionate variant of 'daddy,' formed with a childish reduplication or babbling pattern combined with the '-ums' diminutive suffix, creating an endearing nickname.
Kelly Says
Baby talk words like 'daddums' are fascinating because they follow universal patterns across languages—infants all over the world naturally prefer simple, repetitive sounds like 'dada' and 'mama,' which is why these become the words for parents in so many languages.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እኔ ፍቅር
e-ne fik-er
ARالعربية
حبيبي
ha-bee-bee
BNবাংলা
আমার প্রেম
a-mar pre-m
CACatalà
meu amor
meu a-mor
CSČeština
můj lásko
moo-y las-ko
DEDeutsch
mein Schatz
main shatz
ELΕλληνικά
αγάπη μου
a-ga-pi mou
ESEspañol
mi amor
mee a-mor
FISuomi
rakkaani
rak-ka-ani
FRFrançais
mon amour
mon a-moor
GUGU
મને પ્રેમ
mane pre-m
HIहिन्दी
मेरे प्यार
me-re py-ar
HUMagyar
szerelmem
ser-el-mem
IDBahasa Indonesia
sayangku
sa-yan-gu
ITItaliano
mio amore
mee-o a-more
KO한국어
사랑하는 내
sa-rang-hae-ne nae
MSBahasa Melayu
sayangku
sa-yan-gu
NLNederlands
mijn liefje
mijn lief-je
PLPolski
kochanie
koh-cha-nie
PTPortuguês
meu amor
meu a-mor
RORomână
dragostea mea
dra-gos-tea mea
RUРусский
мой милый
moy mi-ly
SVSvenska
älskling
al-skling
SWKiswahili
mpenzi wangu
m-pen-zi wa-ngu
TAதமிழ்
என் அன்பு
en an-pu
TEతెలుగు
నా ప్రేమ
na pre-ma
TRTürkçe
sevgilim
se-v-gil-im
UKУкраїнська
моя любов
moya lyubov
VITiếng Việt
người yêu của tôi
nguoi-yeu-cua-toi