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moms en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• mŏmz (US)
• /mɒmz/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• [mɑmz] (US)

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Meanings

1. (form-of, plural) plural of mom
   form of mom

moms en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• mŏmz (US)
• /mɒmz/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• [mɑmz] (US)

Etymology

Etymology tree English mom English -syclip. English -s English moms From mom + -s (hypocoristic suffix).

Meanings

1. (qualifier:African-American Vernacular) Affectionate term of address for one's mother.
   • My moms, Noojie, had told me that the two little stumps on the sides of my hands came from being born with six fingers, and that's why I was always stealing something. 2006, Noire [pseudonym], Thug-A-Licious: An Urban Erotic Tale, New York, N.Y.: One World, Ballantine Books, →ISBN, page 34:
   • but I remember this, moms would lick her finger tips / to wipe the cold out my eye before school with her spit 1996, Ghostface Killah, All That I Got Is You:

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