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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

/ mɒm /

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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Example Sentences

The former talk show host, whose health issues came to light in recent years, served proud mom energy as she attended son Kevin Hunter Jr.’s college graduation ceremony on Thursday.

From Los Angeles Times

Natalie Fairman’s oldest daughter discovered Santa wasn’t real at age 10, when she noticed that the gifts from Santa were the same ones she saw in her mom’s Amazon orders.

From Los Angeles Times

GOP pundits found it easy to tar Obama with a sexist stereotype of the joy-kill mom telling kids to eat their vegetables.

From Salon

Everyone was singing that song and I would play it 24/7 with my mom and my sister.

From Los Angeles Times

For me, I used to hate like the music my mom would listen to.

From Los Angeles Times