mom
See also: Appendix:Variations of "mom"
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /mɒm/
- (US) enPR: mŏm, IPA(key): /mɑm/
- (Canada) IPA(key): /mɒm/, /mʌm/[1]
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɒm
Noun edit
mom (plural moms)
- (Canada, South Africa, US, West Midlands, colloquial, informal) Mother.
- (by extension) used as a term of address for one's wife
- 2017, Allstate: All Alone[1]:
- (spoken by the father) I don't share it with mom! Right, mom?
- (by extension) used as a term of address for one's wife
- (informal) An adult female owner of a pet.
Usage notes edit
- Mom can be capitalized when used as a proper noun, but not when used as a common noun (e.g. with a possessive):
- I think Mom likes my new car.
- I think my mom will like you.
Derived terms edit
- almond mom
- angel mom
- ballet mom
- crunchy mom
- grandmom
- granola mom
- helicopter mom
- hockey mom
- insta-mom
- listmom
- momager
- mom and apple pie
- mom and pop
- mom-and-pop
- mom and them
- mombie
- mom bod
- mom cave
- momic
- mom-in-law
- momism
- mom jeans
- momnesia
- momoir
- mompreneur
- momsy
- mom test
- momtrepreneur
- momzilla
- Octomom
- refrigerator mom
- scrunchy mom
- security mom
- silky mom
- soccer mom
- stage mom
- stepmom
- tiger mom
- Twimom
- waitress mom
- wine mom
- your mom
Translations edit
mother — see mum
See also edit
Verb edit
mom (third-person singular simple present moms, present participle momming, simple past and past participle mommed)
- (transitive, Canada, US, informal) To care for in a motherly way.
- Marie Johnston, Finish Line
- 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.
- Marie Johnston, Finish Line
References edit
Anagrams edit
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file)
Noun edit
mom f or m or n (plural mommen, diminutive mommetje n)
Derived terms edit
Nisenan edit
Noun edit
mom
References edit
- Andrew Eatough, Central Hill Nisenan Texts with Grammatical Sketch
White Hmong edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Mandarin 帽 (mào, “hat”).[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mom
- used in kaus mom (“hat, cap, helmet”)