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mommy
mom·my M0379200 (mŏm′ē)n. pl. mom·mies Informal A mother. [Alteration of mammy.]mommy (ˈmɒmɪ) n, pl -mies a child's word for mother1moth•er1 (ˈmʌð ər) n. 1. a female who has borne offspring; female parent. 2. (often cap.) one's own mother. 3. a mother-in-law, stepmother, adoptive mother, or foster mother. 4. a woman looked upon as a mother, or exercising authority like that of a mother. 5. a term of familiar address for an elderly woman. 6. the qualities characteristic of a mother, as maternal affection. 7. something that gives rise to or exercises protective care over something else. 8. mother superior. adj. 9. being a mother: a mother bird. 10. pertaining to or characteristic of a mother: mother love. 11. derived from or as if from one's mother; native: his mother culture. 12. bearing a relation like that of a mother, as in being the origin, source, or protector: a mother church. v.t. 13. to be the mother of. 14. to give origin or rise to. 15. to care for or protect like a mother. [before 900; Middle English mother, moder, Old English mōdor; c. Old Frisian, Old Saxon mōdar, Old High German muotar, Latin māter, Greek mḗtēr, Skt mātar-] moth′er•less, adj. moth•er2 (ˈmʌð ər) n. a stringy, viscid film of yeast cells and various bacteria that forms on a fermenting liquid and is used to ferment other liquids, as in changing cider to vinegar. [1530–40; perhaps identical with mother1, but compare Dutch modder dregs, Middle Low German moder swampy land] moth•er3 (ˈmʌð ər) n. Slang: Sometimes Vulgar. 1. motherfucker. 2. a person or thing that is very large, powerful, or impressive. [1930–35] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | mommy - informal terms for a mother ma, mama, mamma, mom, momma, mummy, mum, mammyfemale parent, mother - a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother); "the mother of three children" | Translationsmommy
freak mommy n. a good-looking female. Sally is such a freak mommy. My eyes just water! See also: freak, mommymommy trackA career path with work arrangements offering mothers certain benefits, such as flexible hours, but providing fewer opportunities for advancement. The term was coined in 1989 in a New York Times article and was picked up by syndicated columnist Ellen Goodman in a March 1989 column: “. . . the mommy track is either a dream job that allows women the flexibility to do work they enjoy while still having time for school plays . . . [or] a ghettoized second-class job that fits what the employment pages call ‘mother’s hours.’” Both the controversy and the term persist. In March 2010, a former Goldman Sachs executive sued the firm, claiming to have been “mommy tracked” and eventually fired after going part-time after the birth of her first child.See also: mommy, trackEncyclopediaSeemothermommy
Synonyms for mommynoun informal terms for a motherSynonyms- ma
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