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mommy

or mom·mie

[ mom-ee ]

/ ˈmɒm i /

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noun, plural mom·mies. Informal.

mother¹(defs 1, 2, 4).

Nearby words

Origin of mommy

1900–05, Americanism; momm(a) + -y². Cf. mammy, mummy²

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for mommy

Imagine a conversation that goes: “Mommy, why did they start bringing in things beyond the test to decide who goes to Stuyvesant?”
Standardized Tests Aren’t Racist: How Brown Kids Can Ace the Test to Get Into New York’s Stuyvesant|John McWhorter|June 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The mommy wars over how to ‘correctly’ birth a baby need to stop.
Natural Childbirth Is Not a Cult|Brandy Zadrozny|June 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And yet, the media has focused on the fact that she is a ‘mommy blogger.’
The 'Mommy Blogger Murderess' Lie|Andy Hinds|June 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The news media has conflated all of her alleged social media engagement into one fraught phrase: “mommy blogging.”
The 'Mommy Blogger Murderess' Lie|Andy Hinds|June 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST

And the omission or derision of dads in the parent (aka “mommy”) blogosphere is a perennial pet peeve.
Move Over, Ladies: Dove Does Dads|Andy Hinds|June 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But mommy never takes me for walks and when we are alone she is busy and she isn't nice to me.
My Friend Bobby|Alan Edward Nourse
After a little while mommy called me and said lunch was ready.
My Friend Bobby|Alan Edward Nourse
Then she turned and ran back up the street to tell her Mommy how wonderful, wonderful lucky she was.
The Circuit Riders|R. C. FitzPatrick
And mommy said no, there's more to it than that and I can't stand it any longer.
My Friend Bobby|Alan Edward Nourse
I said please don't hurt me mommy but she reached down and caught my ear and dragged me out of the closet.
My Friend Bobby|Alan Edward Nourse

Word Origin and History for mommy

mommy

n.

1844, U.S. variant of mamma. Variant spelling mommie attested by 1882. Mommy track first attested 1987. Related: Mommies; also cf. momma.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper