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Grammarly Blog: Capitalization: Family Relationships (Used as Proper Names)

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This page explains that family relationships such as Mom, Dad, Uncle, and Aunt are capitalized if they are used as names, but are not capitalized if used as common nouns such as my mom, his dad, etc. Examples are provided.

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