mom

[mom]

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noun Informal.

mother¹.

Nearby words

Origin of mom

short for momma

m.o.m.

middle of month.

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Examples from the Web for mom

I meant no harm by it, but I remembered how this person talked, and I did it for my Mom and she was not into it.
Coffee Talk with Fred Armisen: On ‘Portlandia,’ Meeting Obama, and Taylor Swift’s Greatness|Marlow Stern|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Not only does his mom live in Brooklyn, but he also has a child with a woman there.
Alleged Cop Killer Ismaaiyl Brinsley Had a Death Wish|M.L. Nestel|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The kids are out of school, Mom is out of get-up-and-go, Dad is out of work.
Congress’ Gift That Keeps on Giving|P. J. O’Rourke|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In another phone call two days later, Wright asked his mom who had the car.
The Navy ‘Hero’ Who Pimped an HIV-Positive Teen|M.L. Nestel|December 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Witnesses say his last words were “it hurt” and “call my mom.”
Worse Than Eric Garner: Cops Who Got Away With Killing Autistic Men and Little Girls|Emily Shire|December 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Mom Wallis's eyes shone as if she had been a young girl as she turned with a smothered "Oh!"
A Voice in the Wilderness|Grace Livingston Hill
He always sends his money home, and he works hard for it, too, Mom says.
The Turtles of Tasman|Jack London
And that, mom, would shet any woman up in jail as you well know.
Around the World with Josiah Allen's Wife|Marietta Holley
Mom fixed him a light lunch, the greatest feature of which was some hot biscuits she plucked out of the oven.
Dream Town|Henry Slesar
"Eliot and Mom Beck are certainly doing their part to make such an impression," said Eugenia.
The Little Colonel: Maid of Honor|Annie Fellows Johnston

British Dictionary definitions for mom

mom

noun

mainly US and Canadian an informal word for mother 1

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Word Origin and History for mom

mom

1867, American English, perhaps a shortening of mommy; also see mamma. Adjectival phrase mom and pop dates from 1951.

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