mother's boy
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of mother's boy
First recorded in 1875–80
Example Sentences
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Obviously, I’m a mother’s boy.
From Los Angeles Times
Morsell calls himself a “mother’s boy.”
From Washington Post
He “always was a mother’s boy,” Johnson said.
From Washington Post
Tom is smooth and opportunistic, a pianist, a mother’s boy and, with deliberate dissonance, a dedicated wolf.
From Washington Post
By his own assessment, he was a “mother’s boy.”
From Literature
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