soccer mom

American  

noun

1. a typical American suburban woman with school-age children.

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soccer mom British  

noun

1. a woman who devotes much of her spare time to her children's activities, typically driving them to and from sports events in which they are involved

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Usage

What does soccer mom mean? "Jump in, kids, and don't forget your juice boxes!"If you've ever said that, you might be a soccer mom, popularly imagined as a white middle-class mother in a minivan dropping her children off at various suburban after-school activities.

Etymology

Origin of soccer mom

An Americanism dating back to 1970–75; so called from her practice of driving her children to soccer games

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Example Sentences

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soccer mom

Apparently we can pull over oil tankers in the ocean, but it’s difficult to pull over a Honda Pilot being driven by a soccer mom.

From Salon ● Jan. 9, 2026

"You may not see a raid, but this is affecting our community," said Casey Caballero, 37, a self-described soccer mom from Lombard who is married to a naturalized US citizen.

From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2025

So several years ago, I reluctantly became a soccer mom, shivering on fields at 7:30 a.m. on Saturdays and rearranging our child care schedule for my sons’ practices.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2025

In her retirement video, which she ended by thanking the fans, Morgan touched on her coming transition from soccer superstar to soccer mom and the role she played in opening that door.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2024

And my mom was a soccer mom times ten, always picking up someone from practice, dropping someone else off, fixing a uniform, or cheering someone on from the sidelines.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad

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