mom

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See also: MOM, Mom, MoM, and mồm

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Abbreviation of momma.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɑm

Noun

mom (plural moms)

  1. (Canada, US, West Midlands, colloquial, familiar) mother.
  2. (informal) An adult female owner of a pet.

Verb

mom (third-person singular simple present moms, present participle momming, simple past and past participle mommed)

  1. (informal) To care in a motherly way.

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)

Translations

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Anagrams

Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

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

  1. mask
  2. a specific kind of beer

Derived terms

Nisenan

Noun

mom

  1. water

References

  • Andrew Eatough, Central Hill Nisenan Texts with Grammatical Sketch

White Hmong

Pronunciation

Etymology

Compare Mandarin 帽 (mào).

Noun

mom

  1. hat
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