mother's boy

noun

1. mama's boy.

Word History and Origins

Origin of mother's boy¹

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

Obviously, I’m a mother’s boy.

From Los Angeles Times

Morsell calls himself a “mother’s boy.”

From Washington Post

He “always was a mother’s boy,” Johnson said.

From Washington Post

Tom is smooth and opportunistic, a pianist, a mother’s boy and, with deliberate dissonance, a dedicated wolf.

From Washington Post

By his own assessment, he was a “mother’s boy.”

From Literature