mom

¹

[ mom ]

noun

1. a person’s mother or one’s mother.
2. a term of endearment used to refer to a woman or girl who is admired: She came on stage at the beginning of the concert, and I was like, MOM.

   Obviously she has no kids, but she is such a mom.

   She came on stage at the beginning of the concert, and I was like, MOM.

   All her friends call her “mom” even though she just started middle school.

adjective

1. beautiful or stylish; amazing; to be admired: She’s so mom in that movie.

   That outfit is mom!

   She’s so mom in that movie.

verb (used with object)

1. to act as a mother toward; act maternally toward, sometimes in an excessive way: I think I just got mommed by my cat.

   She just mommed me with advice.

   I think I just got mommed by my cat.

   She totally mommed those bullies.

2. to refer to (an admired woman or girl) as “mom”:

   My friends mommed the selfie I just posted.

verb (used without object)

1. to perform the tasks or duties of a female parent; act maternally, sometimes in an excessive way: She mommed out hard after I came home late.

   I like the way she moms.

   She mommed out hard after I came home late.

2. (of a woman or girl) to refer to an admired woman or girl as “mom”:

   Whenever I comment on photos of my friends, I mom.

m.o.m.

²

abbreviation for

1. middle of month.

mom

/ mɒm /

noun

1. an informal word for mother 1

Word History and Origins

Origin of mom¹

First recorded in 1845–50; short for momma

Example Sentences

And I was really lucky that both my mom and my dad never put pressure on me to pursue it as a career.

From Los Angeles Times

I’m very lucky that my mom is a wedding planner.

From Los Angeles Times

His mom is an advocate for early childhood education to help balance the scales for low-income youth.

From Los Angeles Times

They named it Señoras for Housing — almost every tenant in the building is a single mom.

From Los Angeles Times

She had four people in tow — her fiancé, David Cohen, along with her mom, sister and future sister-in-law — to help carry all the flowers she was purchasing for their small wedding at Pasadena City Hall the next day.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• grandmother
• mommy
• parent