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Reese Witherspoon reveals what her youngest son calls her: 'No clue why'

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ByGMA Team
May 08, 2025, 5:32 PM

Reese Witherspoon says she doesn't quite know how her youngest son came up with his nickname for her.

In a social media post Wednesday, Witherspoon revealed her 12-year-old son Tennessee Toth calls her "Morty."

The actress shared the video as part of a social media trend revealing what the people in her life call her.

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Among the list of names were "Laura Jeanne," her government name; "Reese," as her fans know her; "R Dubs," which she said her friends call her; and Tennessee's nickname for her, "Morty."

As for the "Morty" nickname, Witherspoon added a footnote, writing "*no clue why" next to the name.

Witherspoon shares Tennessee with ex-husband Jim Toth. Tennessee was born Sept. 27, 2012, in Los Angeles.

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Witherspoon also shares a daughter, Ava Phillippe, and a son, Deacon Phillippe, with ex-husband Ryan Phillippe.

In this May 1, 2022, file photo, Reese Witherspoon, with her sons Deacon Phillippe, Tennessee Toth and her husband Jim Toth, cheers on the Nashville Soccer Club at GEODIS Park in Nashville, Tenn.
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Witherspoon revealed Wednesday that her two older children stick to a more traditional nickname of "Mama."

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In a Mother's Day post last year, Witherspoon shared a photo of all of her children smiling, along with a short caption showing love for her kids.

"The greatest gift of my life is being their mom 💝 Happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there!" she wrote at the time.

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