mom
1 Americannoun
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a person’s mother or one’s mother.
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a term of endearment used to refer to a woman or girl who is admired: She came on stage at the beginning of the concert, and I was like, MOM.
Obviously she has no kids, but she is such a mom.
She came on stage at the beginning of the concert, and I was like, MOM.
All her friends call her “mom” even though she just started middle school.
adjective
verb (used with object)
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to act as a mother toward; act maternally toward, sometimes in an excessive way: I think I just got mommed by my cat.
She just mommed me with advice.
I think I just got mommed by my cat.
She totally mommed those bullies.
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to refer to (an admired woman or girl) as “mom”.
My friends mommed the selfie I just posted.
verb (used without object)
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to perform the tasks or duties of a female parent; act maternally, sometimes in an excessive way: She mommed out hard after I came home late.
I like the way she moms.
She mommed out hard after I came home late.
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(of a woman or girl) to refer to an admired woman or girl as “mom”.
Whenever I comment on photos of my friends, I mom.
abbreviation
noun
Etymology
Origin of mom
First recorded in 1845–50; short for momma
Example Sentences
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“You could hang out if you want. My mom could take you home later.”
From Literature
My mom had even made flash cards for me detailing things like the name of Booth’s coconspirators, the ins and outs of the theater, the events leading up to the history-altering murder.
From Literature
“My mom passed away,” Mpoyi said quietly, declining to discuss it much further.
From Los Angeles Times
“Then you have friend groups where one friend’s dad may have been deported, and now the rest of the friends are worried that could happen to their dad or their mom or their brother.”
From Salon
One of my mom group chats recently turned to strength training, and I copped to finally succumbing to peer pressure and buying weights on Amazon—5 pounders, to be exact.
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