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mom

noun

ˈmäm

Definition of mom

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 In the past weeks, Durbin had been searching through her Tampa home and storage unit for mementos from her mom, something to remind her of the strong woman who raised two girls alone and later cared for her grandson. — Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026 Dana AmmonsKatelyn Lane At this point, Katelyn’s only hope is that more attention on her mom’s case will help bring her home. — Veronica Fulton-Mazaika, NBC news, 22 Sep. 2026 The kids often accompany their mom to a day game at Arrowhead Stadium, but this was a prime-time matchup, so they might be safely tucked away in their beds when the contest ends. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026 His mom hung all of her kids’ report cards on the refrigerator, and his father encouraged him and his brothers—Zeke, now a prominent oncologist and bioethicist, and Rahm, a longtime Democratic politician—to come to dinner prepared to debate. — Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 21 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mom

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Down in the comments section of the original post, fans showered both the mother and daughter with love — and couldn’t agree whether Charlotte looks more like her mother or father.

— Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Sep. 2026
This prompts Kyle, who has four dorters like Teresa, to share that Portia wrote her college essays about having no memories of life before the cameras, leaving her with guilt as a mother.

— Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026

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As the Covid-19 pandemic set in, and millions of Americans became trapped in their homes with no access to mommy-and-me events, toddler classes, or respite, Accurso’s channel hit 1 million subscribers.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2026
Even with this additional purchase, my all-in spend still landed right around $100, half the cost of the other diaper bags that baby websites and mommy bloggers insisted were desert-island essentials.

— Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 14 Aug. 2026

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