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

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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“I love you mommy. Now travel amongst the seas, the winds and the angels as I know you always loved to do.”

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"I was looking at this bottle of sleeping pills... and my son knocked at the door of the bathrooom and he said, 'Mommy, you're the best mommy I ever had'," she told Wogan.

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