as in mother
a female human parent
be sure to tell your mom and dad that you'll be home late for supper
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Recent Examples of mom
Consider Crystal, also the name of World Cup champion defender (and mom to Marcel) Crystal Dunn.
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Beth Ann Mayer,
Parents,
20 June 2026
Cathy and Cindy, on the other hand, had positive things to say about their mom.
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Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
20 June 2026
This single mom happens to be a friend of another single woman who lives on the East Coast.
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Tim Carter,
Hartford Courant,
20 June 2026
My mom texted me the link to this rich-looking matching set as an example of an outfit that’s both comfortable and elevated.
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Annie Blackman,
InStyle,
20 June 2026
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Beth Ann Mayer,
Parents,
20 June 2026
Cathy and Cindy, on the other hand, had positive things to say about their mom.
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Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
20 June 2026
This single mom happens to be a friend of another single woman who lives on the East Coast.
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Tim Carter,
Hartford Courant,
20 June 2026
My mom texted me the link to this rich-looking matching set as an example of an outfit that’s both comfortable and elevated.
—
Annie Blackman,
InStyle,
20 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mom
Noun
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Her mother, Gail Willard, carefully tends to this sacred space.
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Prosecutors also alleged King fathered a child through an extra-marital affair and threatened the child’s mother to keep quiet.
Noun
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Aemond, horny always for bloodshed, pushes his luck with Alicent, who has to play the role of supportive mommy while secretly yearning for Rhaenyra to accept her offer and free her from her mad sons.
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My old mommy used to say there’s a big difference between sentiment and sentimentality.
Noun
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My mama strains both the yogurt and the cucumber before mixing everything together.
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After making off with a substantial stack of cash from her job to fund a new life with boyfriend Sam Loomis (John Gavin), she gets waylaid by a rainstorm and stops to spend the night at the Bates Motel, run by awkward mama’s boy Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins).
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“Mom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mom. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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