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momism

[mom-iz-uh m] /ˈmɒm ɪz əm/
noun, (sometimes initial capital letter)
1.
excessive adulation of the mother and undue dependence on maternal care or protection, resulting in absence or loss of maturity and independence.
Origin of momism
mom + -ism; coined by U.S. author Philip Wylie (1902-71) in A Generation of Vipers (1942)
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British Dictionary definitions for momism

momism

/ˈmɒmɪzəm/
noun
1.
(US, informal) the excessive domination of a child by his or her mother
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momism

noun

Maternal domination; matriarchalism; mother worship •Disseminated by Philip Wylie's book Generation of Vipers (1942+)

The Dictionary of American Slang, Fourth Edition by Barbara Ann Kipfer, PhD. and Robert L. Chapman, Ph.D.
Copyright (C) 2007 by HarperCollins Publishers.
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