What does “daronne” mean in French slang?

Ma daronne is slang for “my mum,” and mon daron for “my dad.” Together they’re mes darons, “my folks.” Teenagers and French rap made the words mainstream, and they’re often affectionate rather than rude. The roots are old: in 17th-century slang a daron was a master or boss, and only in the 20th century did the word move into the family.

Use it about your parents, not to them: you’d say ma daronne m’a appelé, but you wouldn’t greet her with salut daronne. The words likely blend an old French word for “lord” with baron. This report follows a 65-year-old son whose 85-year-old mother still cooks his lunch and refills his hot-water bottle, and it ends with an envious si je pouvais avoir la même daronne, “if only I had the same mum.”