What terms for parents are popular in Korea

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A blogger discovered what terms for parents are popular in Korea through the search engines of several major portal sites. According to the table and graph that he (she) made, father (a-beo-ji) is used more than dad (a-bba) and, on the other hand, mom (eom-ma) is used more than mother (eo-meo-ni) by internet users. The blogger’s theory is that it shows relations between parents and their children in Korea [ko].