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.

Origin of momism

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