boy mom

[ boi mom ]

noun

1. a mother of a son or sons, especially one with only a son or sons:

   Though she had wanted a daughter, she's loving being a boy mom.

Word History and Origins

Origin of boy mom¹

First recorded in 2010–15

Example Sentences

“I looked at it as an opportunity to tell a story that I think every young girl, young boy, mom and dad, and their parents could enjoy,” Smith says.

From Los Angeles Times

But she also thinks that her feelings around kids may change—and she wants to be able to dodge the possibility of becoming a “boy mom” if they do.

From Slate

Last words of knifed US Muslim boy: 'Mom, I'm fine'

From BBC

Officer Mora’s brother, Wilson Mora, remembered a happy boy — “Mom showered us with love and you absorbed it like a sponge” — while his sister, Karina, speaking in the family’s native Spanish, said he was “full of dreams,” a boy who “lit up the house with his smile.”

From New York Times

Stoking that conflict is Ms. Tamblyn’s character Kimberly, the daughter of the recently deceased Republican president, a “boy mom” with a flawless updo who has always defined herself by proximity to male power.

From New York Times