mommy

[ mom-ee ]

noun

Informal.

plural mommies.

1. a diminutive of mom.

Word History and Origins

Origin of mommy¹

First recorded in 1900–05, Americanism; momm(a) + -y ². mammy, mummy ²

Example Sentences

She plays bad mommy like a John Waters muse; I think we need to see De la Huerta in a comedy.

From Los Angeles Times

"My mommy is gone," her daughter, Diamond Stone, wrote in a Facebook post.

From BBC

When Miner’s oldest son was in kindergarten, “he came bouncing home one day saying, ‘Mommies can marry mommies, and daddies can marry daddies!’

From Los Angeles Times

“Is mommy still at the hospital?” one of his sons asked.

From Salon

Not because those words aren’t fitting descriptors for Ani, but because she’s far more complex than a couple of attributes you can pull from the etymology section of a mommy blog.

From Salon

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