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As everyone else said, it depends on the child.
We had a 16 m/o fs for 6 mos who called me "Mama", and didn't call dh much of anything. Would just go up to him. His dad was around, but mom wasn't, so I guess he just "needed that", y'know?
Our 3 y/o fs (almost 4), called me *first name* for around 3 or 4 months, is now starting to call me "Mama", but does refer to me as *first name* to his Mom (whom he calls "Mommy"). He has called dh *Daddy* since Day One! In HIS case, his mom is around, but dad is not.
Our 8 y/o fd calls us *first name* and *first name* at home, but to her friends, we are "my Mom" and "my Dad". It does help them fit in... especially for her, we are on a military base, so when there's a new kid at school, they just assume their parents were transferred in from another base (not necessarily a "foster kid").
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