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Stephenlearner Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

She is mommy when she was a child.

Hi,If I want to tell my son who the girl is in a picture, can I use the following sentence?She is mommy when she was a child/ a baby/ a toddler/ a preschooler. Thanks very much
  

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All of those can be used with 'when she was' or simply 'as'.

  • All of those can be used with 'when she was' or simply 'as'.
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All of those can be used with 'when she was' or simply 'as'.
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Thanks very much. Can I say she is mommy in her childhood/ babyhood/ toddlerhood? Thanks
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Say:That's mommy when she was a baby.
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Hi,

I would usually say 'This is Mommy . . . ' rather than 'She's Mommy . . . '.

Clive
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Thanks. Perhaps the childhood or babyhood is too formal and like written language.

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