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Useful acronyms
TTC, TMI, SAHM... Confused?! Not for long!
Here's a list of the most common acronyms used by UKfamily members in Café Chat. As well as being a great way to avoid having to type out long phrases, some of them are also very useful to help maintain your family privacy, for example, you can use 'DD' - which is the shortcut for 'daughter' - instead of using your daughter's name, and 'OH' for other half. Handy, eh?
So feel free to use the below on the site, but please do have patience and explain them to confused new members!
Talking about family members:
DD - Dear daughter
DH - Dear husband
DP - Dear partner
DS - Dear son
ED/S - Elder daughter/son
MIL and FIL - Mother in law, father in law
OH - Other half
SIL and BIL - Sister in law, brother in law
SD - Step dad
SD - Step daughter
SM - Step mum
SO - Significant other
SS - Step son
YD/S - Younger daughter/son
XH - Ex-husband
XW - Ex-wife
Conversational phrases:
OT - Off topic
OP - Original poster (ie, the person who starts a thread)
POV - Point of view
RL - Real life
SAHD - Stay at home dad
SAHM - Stay at home mum
SP(?) - Spelling (used if you're not sure how to spell something)
TMI - Too much information
TTA - Trying to avoid
TY - Thank you
YW - You're welcome
WB - Welcome back
WTG - Way to go
Pregnancy phrases:
TTC - Trying to concieve
BFP - Big fat positive
BFN - Big fat negative
2WW - 2 week wait
BF - Breastfeed
IF - Infertility
BCP - Birth control pill
EDD - Estimated due date
HPT - Home pregnancy test
M/S - Morning sickness
UB - Unassisted birth
| Thread | Created | Posts | Latest |
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| New acronyms for the list? |
15/09/08
by Lucy_UKfamily_team |
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02/10/08
by Lucy UKfamily team |
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