as in mom
a female human parent
the little boy cried for his mommy
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Recent Examples of mommy
Pet owners, pregnant women and nannies have declared themselves mommies.
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Melina Khan, USA Today, 23 June 2025
Following the upload, the Grammy-winner’s comment section filled with admiration and positive comments about her in mommy mode.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 17 June 2025
In between Groff’s legs, Reeves pretending to look shocked, then threw up his best rock-and-roll hands, thrilled to be betwixt the legs of a manic gay man singing jazz standards as a long-dead playboy with significant mommy issues.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 9 June 2025
Lies, murder, and major mommy issues — just another day in the fictional town of Wellsbury, Mass.
—EW.com, 6 June 2025
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Melina Khan, USA Today, 23 June 2025
Following the upload, the Grammy-winner’s comment section filled with admiration and positive comments about her in mommy mode.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 17 June 2025
In between Groff’s legs, Reeves pretending to look shocked, then threw up his best rock-and-roll hands, thrilled to be betwixt the legs of a manic gay man singing jazz standards as a long-dead playboy with significant mommy issues.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 9 June 2025
Lies, murder, and major mommy issues — just another day in the fictional town of Wellsbury, Mass.
—EW.com, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mommy
Noun
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The concerned mom recalled doctors thinking her son wouldn’t survive the weekend at one point.—
Latoya Gayle,
People.com,
19 July 2025
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Joe’s malleable wife Louise (Emma Stone) falls under the sway of both her conspiracy theorist mom (Deirdre O’Connell) and the charismatic leader (Austin Butler) of a QAnon-type cult.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
19 July 2025
Noun
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The 69-year-old hails from an ethnically mixed family – his father is Azeri and his mother is Kurdish.—
Nadeen Ebrahim,
CNN,
6 July 2024
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And if your mother doesn't feel comfortable setting her own boundary, offer to be her excuse.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Washington Post,
6 July 2024
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“Mommy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mommy. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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