mama's boy
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English
Alternative forms
- mamma's boy
- mommy's boy
- mummy's boy (UK)
- momma's boy (US)
Pronunciation
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Noun
mama's boy (plural mama's boys)
- (informal, idiomatic, derogatory, Canada, US) A male who has a very close bond with his mother, and may consequently be perceived as soft or effeminate.
- Coordinate terms: daddy's boy, Daddy's girl
- He's such a mama's boy that he can't even ask a girl out for a date without his mother's approval.
- 2020, Alexandra, 8:48–9:45 from the start, in Strong women and weak men, spoken by speaker, Family Code, via YouTube:
- And now we have plenty of mama’s boys who just want to have fun, who just want to —I don't know— use some women, have fun, have great sex, but they are not able to offer this responsibility in case something happens (!) so that’s why women, they are insecure because sex is something very precious that we have to offer; we women, because it’s our bodies, and our bodies, uhm, we become pregnant and men cannot become pregnant, so we bear all of these risks. And, for us, it’s a huge opening if we say yes to a man, if we give ourselves to a man, it’s not only that we open —uh, I’m sorry for the expression— our legs, but, it’s just that we open our heart and soul and we trust that this man is responsible; and if something happens (!) he will take action, he will be there (!) for us; he will behave... [nodding] like a man.
Usage notes
- While mama's boy and mummy's boy are both recognized in many English dictionaries, the latter is considered chiefly British and the former is sometimes considered North American. Other alternative forms are considerably rarer by comparison and are often absent from dictionaries.
Synonyms
Translations
male overly attached to his mother
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