mom
nounverbtop 1 000 in film dialogue
- United Kingdom//mɒm//
- United States//mɑm//
- United States/[mɑ̃m]/
- Canada//mɒm//
- Canada//mʌm//
Mother.
noun
- 1
informalMother.
To find out what moms really want this year, we turned to the best source possible: our own mothers.
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.
- 2
informalMother. used as a term of address for one's wife
(spoken by the father) I don't share it with mom! Right, mom?
- 3
informalAn adult female owner of a pet.
Etymology
Clipping of momma.
verb
- 1
informalTo care for in a motherly way.
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.
He tried to tell me how to live, to mom me, I told him fuck off, […]
Forms
- plural
- moms
- past tense
- mommed
- past participle
- mommed
- present participle
- momming
- third person singular
- moms