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mom en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• [mɑ̃m] (US)
• /mʌm/ (Canada, New-England)
• /mɑm/ (US)
• (US) audio
• mŏm (US)
• /mɒm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /mɒm/ (Canada, New-England)

Etymology

Clipping of momma.

Meanings

1. (Canada, South-Africa, US, West-Midlands, colloquial, informal) Mother.
   • At a very early age, Knowles says she was taught not to draw any attention to herself. “Pretty is as pretty does,” her mom used to say. 2025 May 11, Sara Sidner, “Beyoncé’s mom talks about the choices she made while raising her daughters”, in CNN:
   • To find out what moms really want this year, we turned to the best source possible: our own mothers. 2025 May 1, Carolina Gazal, “We asked our moms what they want for Mother’s Day. Here’s what they said”, in CNN:
2. (Canada, South-Africa, US, West-Midlands, broadly, colloquial, informal) Mother. ▸ used as a term of address for one's wife
   • (spoken by the father) I don't share it with mom! Right, mom? 2017, Allstate: All Alone:
3. (informal) An adult female owner of a pet.

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Deriveds

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Relateds

Mother’s Day

mom en · VERB

Pronunciation

• [mɑ̃m] (US)
• /mʌm/ (Canada, New-England)
• /mɑm/ (US)
• (US) audio
• mŏm (US)
• /mɒm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /mɒm/ (Canada, New-England)

Etymology

Clipping of momma.

Meanings

1. (Canada, US, informal, transitive) To care for in a motherly way.
   • He tried to tell me how to live, to mom me, I told him fuck off, […] 2022, Sean Thor Conroe, Fuccboi, Hachette, →ISBN:
   • 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. 2019, Marie Johnston, Finish Line:

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