mom
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "mom"
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
mom (plural moms)
- (Canada, South Africa, US, West Midlands, colloquial, informal) Mother.
- (by extension) used as a term of address for one's wife
- (by extension) used as a term of address for one's wife
- (informal) An adult female owner of a pet.
Usage notes
- Mom can be capitalized when used as a proper noun, but not when used as a common noun (e.g. with a possessive):
- I think Mom likes my new car.
- I think my mom will like you.
Derived terms
- almond mom
- angel mom
- ballet mom
- crunchy mom
- grandmom
- granola mom
- helicopter mom
- hockey mom
- insta-mom
- listmom
- momager
- mom and apple pie
- mom-and-pop
- mom and pop
- mom and them
- mombie
- mom blogger
- mom bod
- mom cave
- momic
- mom-in-law
- momism
- mom jeans
- momnesia
- momoir
- mompreneur
- momsy
- mom test
- momtini
- momtrepreneur
- momzilla
- Octomom
- refrigerator mom
- scrunchy mom
- security mom
- silky mom
- soccer mom
- stage mom
- stepmom
- tiger mom
- Twimom
- waitress mom
- wine mom
- your mom
Translations
mother — see mum
See also
Verb
mom (third-person singular simple present moms, present participle momming, simple past and past participle mommed)
- (transitive, Canada, US, informal) To care for in a motherly way.
- 2019, Marie Johnston, Finish Line:
- The shock of my news had worn off, and now she'd want to know where I was, how I was doing, and she'd sniff out that I was with someone. “I just wanted to check in on you.” That was Mom. Totally unashamed about momming me.
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