Gone are the days when children accidentally call their teachers 'mum' and 'dad' - or so one educator's recent experience suggests.
People have been left gobsmacked after a teacher revealed the name one pupil called her, as it's quite different than the usual culprits you'd expect.
Instead of mixing up the adult with a friend or family member, the youngster referenced an entirely different information source. In a surprise to many, she called her teacher Alexa.
Now, people think the exchange proves younger generations are changing - and it's a theory that quickly gained support after parents offered their own examples.
Posting to TikTok as @msaprilwu, the hilarious mistake was shared by a elementary school teacher in the US.
In the video, the pro explained students have previously called her the wrong name, like mum or mama, but the latest mistake stood out from the rest.
"Today I was called a name that I've never, ever been called before and this is how I know I'm teaching a different generation, the Gen Alphas," she continued. "A student today accidentally called me Alexa."
Stunned, viewers were left baffled as they wondered how the child mixed up their teacher with Amazon's Alexa, as many assumed the youngster was referencing the virtual assistant technology.
"That's kinda sad," wrote one commenter. "Genuinely scary," thought another. But a third replied: "That is hilarious. I am crying."
Meanwhile, someone quipped: "Nester generation will call teacher ChatGPT."
Elsewhere, a mum revealed: "My daughter's first word was Google. We had a Google Home in her room. Every night we'd say 'hey Google', play white noise'. Oopsies."
The teacher replied: "Google is one of my daughter's first words, too!"
Meanwhile, someone commented: "Yep, I was called Alexa a few years ago by a student," and another reassured: "I guess they think you know everything."
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