Hija or nieta?

Question

Hoy, en mi clase de español, vimos un video. En el video, la nieta se llamó "hija" por su abuelo. ¿Es común para abuelos llamarse sus nietos "hijos"?

Answer 1

I think that would be similar to your grandmother calling you "child" rather than daughter. Mi hija as my child rather than my daughter. even though, there is a precedent for using son or daughter for grandchildren or even further generations. The Bible is well know for calling separated generations as son or father, much to the dismay of archeologists and Biblical scholars trying to follow lineage.

Child is a great analogy. - KevinB, Sep 8, 2010

Answer 2

Whenever I speak to spanish-speaking women, they always seem to call me "mi hija / mija". It kind of a friendly way to address a younger girl, in my experience.

Answer 3

In English we call people "son" when they aren't even related. It's something like that.

Answer 4

Hey, welcome to the forum.

It is not only for abuelos. Someone who is older than the other may call her/him like that.

For example "¿Pero qué haces hija en la calle?" , may say a woman to a homeless girl. Of course grandparents are older, so they can talk like that.