Wiktionary

mom

See also: MOM, Mom, MoM, mồm, and möm-

English Edit

Alternative forms Edit

Etymology Edit

Abbreviation of momma

Pronunciation Edit

Noun Edit

mom (plural moms)

  1. (Canada, South Africa, US, West Midlands, colloquial, informal) Mother.
    1. (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?
  2. (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

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)

  1. (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.

References Edit

  1. ^ https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780195418163.001.0001/m_en_ca0044644?rskey=bMI4cv&result=44621

Anagrams Edit

Dutch Edit

Pronunciation Edit

Noun Edit

mom f or m or n (plural mommen, diminutive mommetje n)

  1. mask
  2. a specific kind of beer

Derived terms Edit

Nisenan Edit

Noun Edit

mom

  1. water

References Edit

  • Andrew Eatough, Central Hill Nisenan Texts with Grammatical Sketch

White Hmong Edit

Etymology Edit

From Mandarin 帽 (mào) ("hat").

Pronunciation Edit

Noun Edit

mom

  1. hat
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