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English
Etymology
Abbreviation of momma
Pronunciation
Noun
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:(spoken by the father) I don't share it with mom! Right, mom?
- (informal) An adult female owner of a pet.
Usage notes
- 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.
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Verb
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.
2019, 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.
2022, Sean Thor Conroe, Fuccboi, Hachette, →ISBN:He tried to tell me how to live, to mom me, I told him fuck off, […]
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Dutch
Pronunciation
Noun
mom f or m or n (plural mommen, diminutive mommetje n)
- mask
- a specific kind of beer
Derived terms
Nisenan
Noun
mom
- water
References
- Andrew Eatough, Central Hill Nisenan Texts with Grammatical Sketch
White Hmong
Etymology
Borrowed from Mandarin 帽 (mào, “hat”).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
mom
- used in kaus mom (“hat, cap, helmet”)
References
- Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary, SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 130.