momism

American  

[mom-iz-uhm] / ˈmɒm ɪz əm /

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.

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momism British  

/ ˈmɒmɪzəm /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of momism

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

Example Sentences

A classic Mexican momism might bear no more resemblance to a Scandinavian one than huevos rancheros do to lutefisk.

From Slate • Jan. 22, 2013

After that, the clergyman and the social worker collected evidence that suggested an epidemic of momism in lower Manhattan.

From Time Magazine Archive

While the two new works were in some ways mere sketches satirizing over-familiar targets from momism to materialism, they were free of dreary ideological protest and teeming with talent.

From Time Magazine Archive

As the father of "momism" in Generation of Vipers, Polemicist-Novelist Philip Wylie has a certain reputation to live up to.

From Time Magazine Archive

Philip Wylie, 69, the polemicist-novelist who coined the term "momism" in Generation of Vipers, his 1942 best-selling harangue against American mores; of heart disease; in Miami.

From Time Magazine Archive