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momism

[ mom-iz-uhm ]

noun

  1. (sometimes initial capital letter) excessive adulation of one's mother and undue dependence on maternal care or protection, resulting in an absence or loss of maturity and independence.
  2. a saying or remark that is characteristic of a mother talking to her child.


momism

/ ˈmɒmɪzəm /

noun

  1. informal.
    the excessive domination of a child by his or her mother


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Word History and Origins

Origin of momism1

mom + -ism; momism 1 coined by U.S. author Philip Wylie (1902–71) in Generation of Vipers (1942)

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