Hi! If you need help with French translations, I will be happy to help (French is my mother tongue) 
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Hellloo,
My character refers to her French grandparents who she was close to. What’s grandma/grandpa in French? Is there any nicknames like in English how there’s “granny, nana, gramps”?
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Grandma = grand-mère
Grandpa = grand-père
Nicknames
Grandma → mami, mima, maminou, nanou, mémé (though this makes someone seem really old)
Grandpa → papi, papichou, papinou, papou, pépé (though this makes someone seem really old)
Thanks!
So I used these since I tried searching for nicknames… She says: “Mémère and papy took me with them…” Would that work too? If not, I’m liking nanou and papou
Mémère is actually negatively connoted. Though it’s short for mémé, their use isn’t the same. Mémère is more often used to describe someone who acts like a granny (does that make sense?). Like if you’re partying and one of your friend is like “I’m not staying past 10pm”, for example, people could describe her as a mémère.
You could use “mémé” if you want to, or any other nickname works too!
Great, got it! Thank yoouuu! 
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No problem 
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I’ve seen a few French characters nicknamed croissants, is that generally considered offensive or funny from your perspective?
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I wouldn’t say it’s offensive, but I think it’s the type of things I could roll my eyes over
Now I’m not French so maybe that’s why I’m not that bothered
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Oop- sorry, I just automatically assumed that you were French. 
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No problem ahah
I live in (the French-speaking side of) Belgium, so just next to France 
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It’s definitely not an easy language 
especially if you’re learning from English. The two languages don’t really work the same
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Actually, it’s still used in some parts of the world, but yes, it has a double meaning. I know people who still call their grandmother memere. Maybe less so in France .
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Yes, I guess it depends from the area 