Mumsnet Acronyms, Terminology And Abbreviations Explained

Mumsnet is a great site for parenting. And if you have ever visited the site, which you should do if you haven’t, you might get confused with so many Acronyms, Terminologies and Abbreviations you’ve never come across in worlds advanced dictionaries.

Mumsnet site is an online dictionary on its’ own. New worlds are formed or generated frequently on the site as they have a large database of parents flooding the site on a daily basis.

Read: The Different Love Languages And How To Express Your Love

The site and its’ numerous forum allows “especially” mums to ask for advice, vent their anger and console other mums who are in any form of parenting crisis.

One of the frequent acronyms used on their forum is DTD which stands for Doing The Deed. DTD is the game played in the bedroom by mum and dad that produced Junior.

This list of acronyms will be handing and will leave you stumped when next you visit their site.

Here is a list of the most common abbreviations, terminologies and acronyms used on Mumsnet.

ADHD

Attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder

AFAIK

As far as I know

AF

Auntie Flo (old-fashioned schoolgirl slang for period)

AIBU

Am I being unreasonable

AS

Asperger's syndrome

ASC 

Autistic spectrum condition (alternative term to ASD - Autistic spectrum disorder)

ATM

At the moment

BBS

Be back soon

BC

Before children

BF

Breastfeeding (or best friend or boyfriend, depending on context)

BFP

Big fat positive (refers to a pregnancy test)

BIL

Brother-in-law

BLW

Baby-led weaning

BM

Birth mother or boss mum (what a nanny might call her/his employer)

Boak

Not an acronym, of course. Used by some to indicate a vomit-worthy moment.

BRB

Be right back

BTW

By the way

Bump

Not an acronym, of course. People sometimes post a message saying just "bump" - as a way of getting a thread back into the active conversations list so that more people see it.

CC

Controlled crying

CD

Cycle day (as in menstrual cycle)

CF

Cystic fibrosis

CFS

Chronic fatigue syndrome, also know as ME, which stands for myalgic encephalomyelitis

CP

Cerebral palsy or chemical pregnancy or chicken pox, depending on the context

DA

Domestic abuse

DD

Darling/dear daughter

DC

Darling/dear child

DF

Darling/dear father

DDad

Darling/dear dad

DGS

Darling/dear grandson

DGD

Darling/dear granddaughter

DFIL

Darling/dear father-in-law

DH

Darling/dear husband

DMIL

Darling/dear mother-in-law

DLA

Disability living allowance.

DP

Darling/dear partner

DS

Darling/dear son or down's syndrome, depending on context. 

DSS

Darling/dear stepson

DSD

Darling/dear stepdaughter

DTD

Doing the deed or doing the dance (having sex)

DTD

Darling/dear twin daughter

DTS

Darling/dear twin son

D&V

Diarrhoea and vomiting

DV

Domestic violence

DW

Darling/dear wife

EA

Emotional abuse

EBF

Exclusively breastfeeding or extended breastfeeding, depending on context.

ELCS

Elective Caesarean

EMCS

Emergency Caesarean

EP

Ectopic pregnancy

EWCM

Egg-white cervical mucus

FF

Formula-feeding or forward-facing (as in car seat), depending on context

FFP

Free for postage

FFS

For f**k's sake

FIL

Father-in-law

FTFY

Fixed this for you

FWIW

For what it's worth

FYI

For your information

HTH

Hope this helps

HV

Health visitor

IEP

Individual educational plan

IIRC

If I remember correctly

IKWYM

I know what you mean

IME

In my experience

IMHO

In my humble opinion

IMO

In my opinion

IYKWIM

If you know what I mean

IYSWIM

If you see what I mean

JFGI

Just f*ing Google it

LMP

Last menstrual period

LTB

Leave the bas**rd

LOL

Laugh out loud

MC

Miscarriage

MMC

Missed miscarriage

MMTI

Makes my teeth itch

MIL

Mother-in-law

MN

Mumsnet

MNer

Mumsnetter

MNHQ

Mumsnet headquarters

MW

Midwife

NAK

Nursing at keyboard (breastfeeding while Mumsnetting)

NN

No

NT

Neurologically typical

NWOC

Nanny with own child

OH

Other half

OT

Occupational therapy/therapist

OTOH

On the other hand

OTT

Over the top or overseas trained teacher: depend on the context.

OP

Original post or poster

OW

Other woman

PBP

Previously banned poster

PFB

Precious first born

PG

Pregnant

PIL

Parents-in-law

PITA

Pain in the a**e

PM

Private message

PMSL

P**s myself laughing

POAS

Pee on a stick (take a pregnancy test)

POV

Point of view

RF

Rearward-facing (as in car seat)

RL

Real life

ROFL

Roll on floor laughing

RTFT

Read the f**king thread

SAHM

Stay at home mother

SAHP

Stay at home parent

SALT

Speech and language therapy/therapist

SENCO

Special educational needs co-ordinator

SIL

Sister-in-law

SIOB

Sharp intake of breath

SN

Special needs

SPD

Symphisis pubis dysfunction

STBXH

Soon-to-be-ex-husband

Read: Reasons Why You Should Never Give Up on Love

SWI

Shagging with intent (trying to conceive)

SWOI

Shagging without intent (not trying to conceive)

TAAT

Thread about a thread 

TBH

To be honest

TIA

Thanks in advance

TMI

Too much information

TSSDNCOP

The secret service does not comment on procedure

TTC

Trying to conceive

UCL

Usual cycle length

VBAC

Vaginal birth after c-section

WAG(s)

Word association game(s)

WB

Welcome back

WFH

Working/work from home

WTF?

What the f**k?

WTAF

What the actual f**k?

WAHM

Working at home mother

WOHM

Working out of the home mother

WOHP

Working out of the home parent

WRT

With reference or regard to

WWYD

What would you do

XH/XP

Ex-husband or ex-partner

YABU

You are being unreasonable

YANBU

You are not being unreasonable

YABOS

You are being over-sensitive

YWBU

You were being unreasonable or you would be unreasonable (depending on context)

YY

Yes

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