Parenting is full of its own language, and sometimes it can feel like you need a decoder ring just to understand what other parents are saying. That’s where parenting abbreviations come in handy! Just like how people use “LOL” for “laugh out loud” in texting, parents have their own set of abbreviations to quickly communicate about all things related to raising kids. From discussing feeding methods like breastfeeding (BF) or formula feeding (FF) to sharing parenting styles like attachment parenting (AP) or sleep training methods like cry it out (CIO), these abbreviations help parents connect and share experiences in online forums, social media, and even everyday conversations. Understanding these abbreviations can make navigating the world of parenting a little easier and help you feel like part of the tribe. So let’s dive in and decode the language of parenthood!
Commonly Used Parenting Abbreviations
- SAHM – Stay-at-home mom
- SAHD – Stay-at-home dad
- FTM – First-time mom
- FTD – First-time dad
- LO – Little one (referring to a child)
- DH – Dear husband
- DW – Dear wife
- DD – Dear daughter
- DS – Dear son
- BF – Breastfeeding or breastfed
- FF – Formula feeding or formula-fed
- EBF – Exclusively breastfeeding
- EBM – Expressed breast milk
- BLW – Baby-led weaning
- CIO – Cry it out (a sleep training method)
- AP – Attachment parenting
- PPD – Postpartum depression
- SA – Sleep association
- TTC – Trying to conceive
- IVF – In vitro fertilization
- C-section – Cesarean section
- VBAC – Vaginal birth after cesarean
- NICU – Neonatal intensive care unit
- WIC – Women, Infants, and Children (a supplemental nutrition program)
- EP – Exclusive pumping
- AAP – American Academy of Pediatrics
- CDC – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- WHO – World Health Organization
- PMB – Post-menstrual bleeding
- HPT – Home pregnancy test
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Parenting Abbreviations, Acronyms, & Full Forms List
| Sl No | Acronyms/Abbreviations | Full Forms |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2WW | 2 Week Wait/Two Week Wait |
| 2 | AAPI | Adult-Adolescent Parenting Inventory |
| 3 | AC | Assisted Conception |
| 4 | ACPI | Academy for Coaching Parents International |
| 5 | ACRWC | African Charter on Rights and Welfare of the Child |
| 6 | AD | Adoptive Parent |
| 7 | ADD | Attention Deficit Disorder |
| 8 | ADHD | Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder |
| 9 | ADN | Any Day Now |
| 10 | ADR | Address |
| 11 | AEAP | As Early As Possible |
| 12 | AERA | American Educational Research Association |
| 13 | AF | Aunt Flo — menstruation/period |
| 14 | AFAIK | As Far As I Know |
| 15 | AFK | Away From Keyboard |
| 16 | AH | Assisted hatching |
| 17 | AI | Artificial Insemination |
| 18 | AIBU | Am I Being Unreasonable |
| 19 | AIH | Artificial Insemination With Husband’s Sperm |
| 20 | AIO | All-in-one |
| 21 | ALAP | As Late As Possible |
| 22 | ANCOVA | Analysis of Covariance |
| 23 | ANOVA | Analysis of Variance |
| 24 | AO | Anovulation |
| 25 | AP | Attachment Parenting |
| 26 | APA | American Psychological Association |
| 27 | APE | Adapted Physical Education |
| 28 | API | Attachment Parenting International |
| 29 | APP | Adolescent Parenting Program |
| 30 | APQ | Alabama Parenting Questionnaire |
| 31 | APSI | Autism Parenting Stress Index |
| 32 | ART | Assisted Reproductive Technologies |
| 33 | AS | Asperger’s Syndrome |
| 34 | ASC | Autistic Spectrum Condition |
| 35 | ATM | At The Moment |
| 36 | B/W | Blood Work |
| 37 | BB | Before Baby |
| 38 | BB or BBS | Internet bulletin board |
| 39 | BBC | BabyCenter |
| 40 | BBL | be back later |
| 41 | BBT | Basal Body Temperature |
| 42 | BC | because, or birth control, or before children |
| 43 | BCP | Birth Control Pills |
| 44 | BCPS | birth control pills |
| 45 | BD | Baby Dancing/Baby Dance/Baby Daddy/Bio Dad |
| 46 | BD | Biological Daughter |
| 47 | BF | breastfeed, or boyfriend |
| 48 | BFN | Big Fat Negative |
| 49 | BFN | Bye For Now |
| 50 | BFN | big fat negative (pregnancy test) |
| 51 | BFP | Big Fat Positive |
| 52 | BFP | big fat positive (pregnancy test) |
| 53 | BG | Blood Glucose |
| 54 | BH | Braxton-hicks Contractions |
| 55 | BIL | Brother-in-law |
| 56 | BIP | Behavior Intervention Plan |
| 57 | BLW | Baby-Led Weaning |
| 58 | BM | Biological Mother/Biological Mom/Birth Mother |
| 59 | BM | breast milk, or bowel movement |
| 60 | BOL | Be On Later |
| 61 | BP | Biological Parents |
| 62 | BRB | be right back |
| 63 | BTDT | been there, done that |
| 64 | BTW | by the way |
| 65 | CAC | Community Advisory Committee |
| 66 | CBT | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy |
| 67 | CC | Controlled Crying |
| 68 | CD | Cycle Day |
| 69 | CD | Cloth Diaper |
| 70 | CF | cervical fluid |
| 71 | CIO | Cry It Out |
| 72 | Circ. | circumcise |
| 73 | CM | Cervical Mucus |
| 74 | CS or C/S | Cesarean Section |
| 75 | CTFD | Calm The Fuck Down |
| 76 | CWIM | see what I mean |
| 77 | DC | Daycare, Dear child |
| 78 | DD | Dear Daughter |
| 79 | DF | dear fiancee |
| 80 | DH | dear husband |
| 81 | DP | dear partner |
| 82 | DPO | Days Past Ovulation |
| 83 | DS | Dear Son/Darling Son |
| 84 | DSD | dear stepdaughter |
| 85 | DSS | dear stepson |
| 86 | DTD | do the deed |
| 87 | DuH | dumb husband |
| 88 | DV | Domestic Violence |
| 89 | DW | Dear Wife/Darling Wife |
| 90 | Dx | Diagnosis |
| 91 | EBF | Extended Breastfeeding, Exclusive Breastfeeding |
| 92 | EBM | Expressed Breast Milk |
| 93 | EDD | Estimated Due Date/Expected date of delivery |
| 94 | EN | Extended Nursing |
| 95 | EP | Ectopic Pregnancy |
| 96 | ERSS | Educationally Related Support Services |
| 97 | ET | Embryo Transfer |
| 98 | ETA | edited to add or estimated time of arrival |
| 99 | EWCM | egg white cervical mucus |
| 100 | FC | Foster Care |
| 101 | FF | Formula Feeding |
| 102 | FIL | Father-in-law |
| 103 | FSH | Follicle Stimulating Hormone |
| 104 | FT | full time |
| 105 | FTM | First Time Mom |
| 106 | FTR | for the record |
| 107 | FWIW | for what it’s worth |
| 108 | FYI | for your information |
| 109 | GD | Gestational Diabetes |
| 110 | GF | Gluten-free |
| 111 | hCG | Human chorionic gonadotropin |
| 112 | HPT | Home Pregnancy Test |
| 113 | HTH | Hope That Helps/hope this helps |
| 114 | HV | Health Visitor |
| 115 | HW | Homework |
| 116 | IC | incompetent cervix |
| 117 | ICSI | Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection |
| 118 | IDEA | Individuals with Disabilities Education Act |
| 119 | IEP | Individualized Education Program |
| 120 | IF | Infertility |
| 121 | IM | Intramuscular |
| 122 | IMHO | in my humble opinion |
| 123 | IMO | In My Opinion |
| 124 | IRL | In Real Life |
| 125 | ITA | I totally agree |
| 126 | IUI | Intrauterine Insemination |
| 127 | IVF | In Vitro Fertilization |
| 128 | JJ or J/J | Just joking |
| 129 | JK or J/K | Just kidding |
| 130 | JMHO | Just my humble opinion, or just my honest opinion |
| 131 | KWIM | know what I mean |
| 132 | L&D | Labor And Delivery |
| 133 | LAP | Laparoscopy |
| 134 | LC | Lactation Consultant |
| 135 | LH | Luteinizing Hormone |
| 136 | LMP | Last Menstrual Period |
| 137 | LO | Little One |
| 138 | LOL | laughing out loud |
| 139 | LOPI | Learning by Observing and Pitching In |
| 140 | LP | Luteal Phase |
| 141 | LRE | Least Restrictive Environment |
| 142 | MC or M/C | Miscarriage |
| 143 | MF | Male Factor |
| 144 | MIL | mother-in-law |
| 145 | ML | Maternity Leave |
| 146 | MM | mother’s milk |
| 147 | MoM | Mother Of Multiples |
| 148 | MS or M/S | Morning sickness or multiple sclerosis |
| 149 | MYOB | mind your own business |
| 150 | NAK | Nursing At Keyboard |
| 151 | NFP | Natural Family Planning |
| 152 | NIP | Nursing In Public |
| 153 | NMS | not my style |
| 154 | NMSAA | not my style at all |
| 155 | NP | no problem |
| 156 | O | Ovulation |
| 157 | O’d | ovulated |
| 158 | OH | Other half |
| 159 | OM | Orientation and Mobility |
| 160 | OMG | oh my gosh, or oh my god |
| 161 | OP | original poster |
| 162 | OPK | Ovulation Predictor Kit |
| 163 | OT | Occupational and Physical Therapy |
| 164 | OT | off-topic |
| 165 | PBIS | Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support |
| 166 | PG | Pregnant, or pregnancy |
| 167 | PID | Pelvic Inflammatory Disease |
| 168 | POAS | Pee on a stick (i.e. pregnancy test) |
| 169 | POF | Premature Ovarian Failure |
| 170 | PP | Postpartum |
| 171 | PP | previous poster |
| 172 | PPD | Post-Partum Depression |
| 173 | PT | Physical Therapy |
| 174 | RE | reproductive endocrinologist |
| 175 | ROFL | rolling on floor laughing |
| 176 | SA | Semen Analysis |
| 177 | SAHD | Stay At Home Dad |
| 178 | SAHM | Stay At Home Mom/Stay-At-Home Mother |
| 179 | SAHP | stay-at-home parent |
| 180 | SD | sperm donor |
| 181 | SED | State Education Department |
| 182 | SEIT | Special Education Itinerant Teacher |
| 183 | SIL | sister-in-law |
| 184 | SMH | Shaking My Head |
| 185 | SO | Significant Other |
| 186 | STTN | Sleeping Through The Night |
| 187 | TCOYF | Taking Charge of Your Fertility, by Toni Weschler |
| 188 | TIA | thanks in advance |
| 189 | TMI | Too Much Information |
| 190 | TSH | Thyroid Stimulating Hormone |
| 191 | TTC | Trying To Conceive |
| 192 | TW | Traditional Weaning |
| 193 | US | Ultrasound |
| 194 | US or U/S | ultrasound |
| 195 | UTI | Urinary Tract Infection |
| 196 | VBAC | Vaginal birth after cesarean section |
| 197 | VIS | Vision Services |
| 198 | WAH | work at home |
| 199 | WAHM | Work At Home Mom |
| 200 | WM | Working Mom |
| 201 | WOH | work out of the home |
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