angel mom

English

Etymology

In 2000 the organization "Angel Moms" was founded, a group of mothers whose child had died, not limited to a specific cause. In the second sense the term was introduced by Donald Trump on 31 August 2016 at the end of a speech about immigration. He let mothers whose child was killed by an undocumented immigrant come on stage and tell their story.

Noun

angel mom (plural angel moms)

1. (US, euphemistic) A mother whose child has died.
2. (US, right-wing politics) A mother whose child was killed by an undocumented immigrant.
3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see angel,‎ mom.
   • 2009, Reva Jean Rohe, Adventures of Tomtom the Duck, AuthorHouse, →ISBN, page 10:

     After we talked about it, we decided to call her Angel Mom. She became Angel Mom to us, and she really was like an angel.