Is this counted as a swear word?

It's just the name of a body part, most kids I work with call a bum a bum.

However, my mother would consider it a rude word, so it's probably a generational thing.

I don't consider this a swear word - at least she didn't say arse!

"The wisest Aunt telling the saddest tale,

Sometime for three-foote stoole, mistaketh me,

Then slip I from her bum, downe topples she,

And tailour cries, and fals into a coffe."

If it's good enough for Shakespeare

The word 'fart' was never to be used in front of one DGD, her DM insisted. 'Trump' should be said instead. As her earthier cousins got older of course it was. She is now in her teens and thinks her DM was being weird!

Bum is a perfectly acceptable word (imo) in fact I can't see the logic in using the word "bottom". Bottom of what? Bottom of the body?

I certainly don't think bum is swearing! At the very worst its slang!
The mother of a school friend used to make her daughter say 'traf' instead of fart. No idea why that was somehow OK. A rose by any other name etc ...

From threads a bit like this before, it became apparent that words are sometimes taken differently depending on the region or area.
In our area, bum is not a swear word, but is not thought very "polite".

Yes I agree not in any way a rude word. Think it's a bit of a generational thing though.

No problem with bum or fart.

My mum would not have hesitated to say bum. I certainly don't think of it as swearing.
I'm maybe no judge though as I was surprised when the leader of the local church youth group took me aside and in a very serious tone told me 10 yr old S had sworn. He'd said crap not a word I was happy with him using but I didn't consider that swearing either so maybe I shouldn't comment.

I admit to being shocked when a teacher colleague told one of her Y4 pupils that his work was crap. Also disgusted when a local adventure playground in Cxxxx Road proudly marked their equipment CRAP.

None of these words are swear words though, are they?

I say bum,

Not a swear word and one a lot of us use but its not a very nice word for children I think - no I cant explain what I mean and as for f**t I was taught we don't refer to that we just pretend it hasn't happened so it didn't have a word in my mother's house.

Yes Teetime it was like that with my parents, bodily functions were hardly referred to. The one exception was every Friday I was asked if my bowels were working, if not out came the trusty Syrup of Figs

The French use the word 'fesse' which means buttocks. Quite a pretty word really
They also freely use péter for fart. They seem to be much less inhibited than the British.

Having said that I was shocked this am when in the newsagents to see a magazine on display with a closeup of female genitals on the cover. Maybe I should have complained but I didn't.
Going too far.

Definitely not a swear word in my world - to me bum & bottom are about the same.

Nope, bum, bottom, posterior, all ok by me.

Not a problem, short and to the point, everyone would know what they were talking about.

It's an acceptable word , it's interchangeable for our little ones , the 2 year old has a 'Botty' the 9 year old has a ' toochie' the boys at 6 and 4 have bums !! It's all fine.

Fart is a current cue for hysterical laughter from all three boys , although our Grandaughter always says pip pip !

How can anyone be offended by the word bum?
Pass the smelling salts!

I think because of all the languages spoken around him, DGS 4, uses his own words, booboo for bum, peepee for penis and pooey for fart.
He takes great pleasure from sitting on your knee giving you a big huggy and dropping one, pooooo.

The French use DH's name for schh you know what Trcia F

Have I moved, unknowingly, into a parallel universe? Grown women discussing whether it's ok to use the word bum. Words fail me, well they don't actually, but I wouldn't want to offend 'some' delicate little ears.