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The original was posted on /r/poland by /u/weed_cop on 2023-09-06 17:12:12.


Hello!

I am an American who grew up in the Chicago area. As a little kid, a nickname that stuck for me was “nush,” and I always liked it. My dad would call me it, which he says he picked up from an elderly Polish neighbor, who I do remember fondly. He says she would call me “nushnik,” which he would shorten to “nush.” It was clearly a term of endearment for her, and my Dad always assumed it meant “little boy” or “little child.”

However, when I look up this term, I can’t find any confirmation that it is used in Poland. It doesn’t appear on lists of terms for babies/kids/boys, unless I am missing something? Perhaps something was lost in translation?

She was from around Krakow, if I remember correctly.

Edit: it seems that we were mishearing wnuczek! Thanks everyone.