It's a casual, intimate way of speaking of a parent.

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Although she presented it in a very casual and informal fashion, as she enthused her way through the details of it, I started to suspect that she was taking it more seriously than I had initially appreciated.

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Worldwide, people speak differently than they write, and texting -- quick, casual and only intended to be read once -- is actually a way of talking with your fingers.

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I'll never cease to be impressed with the way they could be riding down, say, Lexington Avenue at the speed of traffic, holding a casual conversation with one ear while listening to the police radio with the other, and spotting a guy out of the corner of their eye about to commit a purse snatching.

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