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momness en · NOUN

Etymology

From mom + -ness.

Meanings

  1. (Canada, US, informal, uncountable) The state, quality, or condition of being a mother; the essence of moms and motherhood.
    • I can still remember the sensation of being carried by her, what it felt like to put my face into the soft crook between her shoulder and her neck, the smell of her perfume and shampoo. I remember her momness. 2015, Gemma Burgess, The Wild One, page 106:
    • She changed out of her mom jeans because she wanted to convey a little less momness at the club tonight.

Coordinates

daddyhood · fatherhood · dadhood · dadness · fathership · paternity

Synonyms

motherhood · mothership · momhood · maternity · mommyhood