mom
See also: MOM, Mom, MoM, and mồm
English
Alternative forms
- mam
- Mom
- mum, Mum (Australian, British, Canadian)
Etymology
Abbreviation of momma.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /mɒm/
- (US) enPR: mŏm, IPA(key): /mɑm/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɑm
Noun
mom (plural moms)
- (Canada, US, West Midlands, colloquial, familiar) mother.
- (informal) An adult female owner of a pet.
Usage notes
- "Mom" is capitalized when used as a proper noun, but not when used as a common noun:
- I think Mom likes my new car.
- I think my mom will like you.
Derived terms
terms derived from mom (noun)
- angel mom
- grandmom
- helicopter mom
- hockey mom
- insta-mom
- listmom
- mom and apple pie
- mom and pop
- mom and them
- mom cave
- mom-in-law
- mom jeans
- momager
- mombie
- momic
- momism
- momnesia
- momoir
- mompreneur
- momsy
- momtrepreneur
- momzilla
- Octomom
- refrigerator mom
- security mom
- soccer mom
- stepmom
- tiger mom
- Twimom
- waitress mom
- your mom
Translations
mother — see mum
See also
- Mother’s Day
- Appendix:American Dialect Society words of the year
Anagrams
- MMO
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Noun
mom f or m or n (plural mommen, diminutive mommetje n)
- mask
- a specific kind of beer
Derived terms
- mombakkes
- mommer
- vermommen
Nisenan
Noun
mom
- water
References
- Andrew Eatough, Central Hill Nisenan Texts with Grammatical Sketch