mama's boys

noun

plural of mama's boy
as in kids

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  1. kids
  2. teenagers
  3. boys
  4. youngsters
  5. nippers
  6. kiddos
  7. shavers
  8. juveniles
Noun
  • On Sundays, Kenyon opens the gates of his homestead to kids from Cherbourg, and anyone else who wants to ride bulls.
    — Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
  • Both of the soon-to-be newlyweds have talked openly about wanting to have kids.
    — Bryan West, USA Today, 4 July 2026
Definition of kids
Noun
  • Mumbai — Outside the aircraft hangar-sized venue, the crowd of Gen Z office workers and teenagers is thickening.
    — Ayushi Shah, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
  • Before Estes and the NAR, teenagers were making their own fuel for model rockets and the lack of regulation often led to severe injuries.
    — Harry Bennett, Space.com, 3 July 2026
Definition of teenagers
Noun
  • She’s spent most of her life in King’s Landing; raised young boys in King’s Landing.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 6 July 2026
  • Eight people were injured, including four boys aged six to 14 years old.
    — Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 5 July 2026
Definition of boys
Noun
  • Indonesia The wonders found across the Indonesian archipelago are innumerable, and most are incredibly well suited for youngsters, too.
    — Kathryn Romeyn, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 June 2026
  • Some of the youngsters work inside the Cub Foods in north Minneapolis.
    — Reg Chapman, CBS News, 30 June 2026
Definition of youngsters
Noun
  • Loon Nippers Your nippers will quickly become your best fishing buddy.
    — Francesca Krempa, Outside, 23 Dec. 2025
Definition of nippers
Noun
  • Kylie also explains her decision to leave her kiddos at home in Philadelphia.
    — Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026
  • But younger kiddos may just want to play in the water without getting knocked around by the waves.
    — Sari Hitchins, Parents, 29 June 2026
Definition of kiddos
Noun
  • These shelves fit over any standard-size outlet and offer extra space to charge electric toothbrushes and electric shavers without taking up valuable real estate on our vanity.
    — Brandi Fuller, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 June 2026
Definition of shavers
Noun
  • Four juveniles were taken into custody and face charges that include third-degree assault by mob, assault on police while resisting arrest, resisting arrest, possession of a machine gun and breach of peace.
    — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026
  • Four people have been arrested so far — one adult and three juveniles — and the arrests are related to the assaults on law enforcement seen in the viral videos, police told Fox News Digital.
    — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2026
Definition of juveniles
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