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mom

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noun

a person’s mother or one’s mother.
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

beautiful or stylish; amazing; to be admired: She’s so mom in that movie.
That outfit is mom!
She’s so mom in that movie.

verb (used with object)

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.
to refer to (an admired woman or girl) as “mom”:
My friends mommed the selfie I just posted.

verb (used without object)

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.
(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.

m.o.m.

abbreviation for

middle of month.

mom

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noun

an informal word for mother 1

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Word History and Origins

Origin of mom¹

First recorded in 1845–50; short for momma

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“A 7-year-old can’t understand why he’s still in custody, can’t understand why he hasn’t been released to his mom when he had been told that his release was imminent,” she said.

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I grew up wearing handmade clothes when I was small because my mom, who was raised in poverty, knew how to create a wardrobe with little money.

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“So thank you, son, for being the reason I’ll never forget to get your mom a card when I’m grabbing a birthday card for you!”

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And Meghan, despite her very intentional regular mom persona, seems very hit or miss in that charm offensive.

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“We want to love them both. There’s a mom and there’s a baby, and we want to love and respect and protect them both,” Hughes said during a Senate Committee on State Affairs hearing.

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