mom

See also: MOM, Mom, MoM, and mồm

English

Alternative forms

• mam
• Mom
• mum, Mum (Australian, British, Canadian)

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /mɒm/
• (US) enPR: mŏm, IPA^(key): [mɑm]

• Audio (US)

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• Rhymes: -ɑm

Etymology

Abbreviation of momma.

Noun

mom (plural moms)

1. (US, West Midlands, colloquial, familiar) mother, momma.
2. (uncountable) The quality or state of being a mom; motherhood

   Her inner mom is starting to show itself again.

Usage notes

• "Mom" is capitalized when used as a proper noun, but not when used as a common noun:

  I think Mom likes my new car.

  I think my mom will like you.

Derived terms

terms derived from mom (noun)

• angel mom
• helicopter mom
• insta-mom
• listmom
• mom and apple pie
• mom and pop ‎
• mom and them
• mom cave
• mom-in-law
• mom jeans
• momager
• mombie
• momic
• momism
• momnesia
• momoir
• mompreneur
• momsy
• momtrepreneur
• momzilla
• Octomom
• refrigerator mom
• security mom
• soccer mom
• stepmom
• tiger mom
• Twimom
• waitress mom
• your mom

Translations

mother — see mum

See also

• Mother’s Day
• Appendix:American Dialect Society words of the year

Anagrams

• MMO

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• Audio

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Noun

mom f, m, n (plural mommen, diminutive mommetje n)

1. mask
2. a specific kind of beer

Derived terms

• mombakkes
• mommer
• vermommen

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Lojban

Rafsi

mom

1. rafsi of moi.

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Nisenan

Noun

mom

1. water

References

• Andrew Eatough, Central Hill Nisenan Texts with Grammatical Sketch