mommy
Americannoun
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mommies
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of mommy
First recorded in 1900–05, momm(a) + -y 2. Cf. mammy, mummy 2
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The three aforementioned scary mommy streaming series go much farther out of their way to depict their respective parents as flawed individuals who do care about their kids.
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026
On Instagram, mommy influencers made smug posts about being proven right by the hearing.
From Slate ● Aug. 3, 2026
“I’m crushed and wish mommy could’ve took all of the pain and sickness for you,” she later wrote on Facebook.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
"Everyone is looking for you, mommy," she said.
From BBC ● Feb. 4, 2026
Finally, in the late afternoon,Teacher said that Matt had been very good and he was going to make his mommy very proud.
From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer
“Crystal Lake” and “Carrie” have the unenviable task of taking scary mommies we already know and helping us understand their motivations in new contexts.
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026
When Miner’s oldest son was in kindergarten, “he came bouncing home one day saying, ‘Mommies can marry mommies, and daddies can marry daddies!’
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2024
This week, she asked, “Where did the first baby come from before there were mommies and daddies?”
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 23, 2022
“Even when your mommies and daddies are far away, they are so proud of you, and I’m so proud of you as your president.”
From Washington Times ● Dec. 12, 2022
They were protected by their mommies, their nannies, their maids.
From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer
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