mommy

Also mom·mie

[mom-ee]

noun

Informal.

plural

mommies 

1. a diminutive of mom.

Word History and Origins

Origin of mommy¹

First recorded in 1900–05, momm(a) + -y ². mammy, mummy ²

Example Sentences

Mr. Brolin is always engaging, and seems to be having a great time playing an angry jerk with mommy issues.

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This god of the abosom, the one who knocked me out with just a finger, has mommy issues.

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Mothers aren’t expected to be human, nor are they expected to be superhuman, though one can see why mommy bloggers like to use that term for its more positive connotation.

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Every character has intriguing, suppressed triggers — crushes, past lovers, mommy issues, jealousies — that would complicate how we interpret their behavior if they weren’t hidden until the end of the film.

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“You see the pregnant family living in the Sanderson house and mommy’s gone. Could Laura still be alive? Did she really die? Has she just been shunned to the priory?”

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