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)