Mother is the most beautiful word in the English language, according to a survey of non-English speakers. More than 40,000 people in 102 countries were polled by the British Council to mark its 70th anniversary.
Mother, passion, smile, love and eternity were the top five choices - but father did not even make it into the list of 70 words.
But some unusual choices did make the list, such as peekaboo, flabbergasted, hen night and oi.
Fantastic, destiny, freedom, liberty and tranquility rounded out the top 10.
SOME OF THE TOP WORDS
1. Mother
2. Passion
3. Smile
4. Love
5. Eternity
48. Peekaboo
50. Kangaroo
61. Oi
63. Hiccup
70. Hen night
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