mama's boys

plural of mama's boy

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mama's boys
Noun
  • As my generation continues to age, many of our kids will eventually be monitoring us.
    Don Riddell, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
  • To bring structure to their busy home, one Tennessee couple created a set of rules and expectations for their kids to follow.
    Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • This was a crew of Black teenagers making sonically adventurous music that, in fact, garnered a great deal of young Black listeners.
    Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
  • But when the parents began the planning process, taking a DIY approach to a multi-country trip for four adults and three teenagers (two high-school grads and an 8th-grade graduate) proved daunting.
    Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • And much like their singing mama, both boys seem to enjoy getting silly, with Spears sharing goofy shots of the trio during a break from her 2018 tour, as well as a sweet snap of quality time with Preston in Miami.
    Emily Krauser, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The dramatization of one of the darkest chapters in American crime history has drawn plaudits for sidestepping easy sensationalism about the Chicago contractor and amateur clown who murdered 33 boys in the 1970s, burying them in a crawl space beneath his house.
    Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The regime change came in the wake of protests led by thousands of youngsters, sparked by corruption and lack of essential services such as water and power, with Randrianirina promising free and fair elections within two years.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025
  • On average, fewer than one per cent of the 173 youngsters who are currently part of Newcastle’s academy go on to have a full-time career in professional football.
    George Caulkin, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • My kiddos then explored their room, going up and down (yet another) slide.
    Kimberly Zapata, Parents, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Fun for kiddos and reassuring for parents, the Fitbit Ace earned our Editors' Choice award for kid-friendly smartwatch.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2025
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“Mama's boys.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mama%27s%20boys. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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