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In England, it is improper to refer to your parents, aunts, uncles, grandparents, etc. as he or she. And a male cat is a tom cat, a female cat is a she or she cat.

So, if a child should refer to his mother as "she" it would be common for another authority figure to say, "Who is she? The cat's mother!" for example,

Father: Where is your mother?

son: She's in the kitchen.

Father: Who is SHE? The cat's mother!

son: Sorry, I mean, Mother is in the kitchen.

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