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.[1][2] In the second sense the term was introduced by Donald Trump on 31 August 2016 at the end of a speech about immigration.[2] He let mothers whose child was killed by an undocumented immigrant come on stage and tell their story.[3]
Noun
angel mom (plural angel moms)
- (US, euphemistic) A mother whose child has died.
- (US, right-wing politics) A mother whose child was killed by an undocumented immigrant.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see angel, mom.