mommy

noun

plural mommies
: a female parent : mother entry 1 sense 1a
… books featuring children with two daddies or two mommiesAnthony Giardina
"Oh, look, mommy," whooped a delighted child standing on the steps with her parents, "that lady's making an angel in the snow!"Cooky McClung

Examples of mommy in a Sentence

the little boy cried for his mommy
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Farmer says that Brooks has never really been a mommy’s boy. Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025 Kylie Jenner and Stormi Webster had a twinning mommy-and-me moment at the Kylie Cosmetics’ 10th anniversary celebration on Friday night in West Hollywood, arriving in matching pink shoes that nodded to a decade of beauty history. Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 18 Oct. 2025 Joanne fall in love while trying to navigate their extreme differences — Meester appears as a mommy influencer who had childhood beef with Joanne. Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025 My heart broke at the thought that daddy wasn’t coming home for two little kids, and that poor mommy would have to try to explain what happened, endure sleepless nights, and try to move on with her family torn apart. Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 20 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mommy

Word History

Etymology

alteration of mammy

First Known Use

1833, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of mommy was in 1833

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“Mommy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mommy. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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