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mama's boys

noun

plural of mama's boy
as in kids

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mama's boys
  1. kids
  2. teenagers
  3. boys
  4. youngsters
  5. nippers
  6. kiddos
  7. shavers
  8. juveniles
Noun
  • The passage about the group of hippies going out to the pueblo and giving the Native kids LSD and hooking up on the tribe’s sacred ground until they get run off is priceless.
    — Maggie McGowan, The New York Review of Books, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Each year, Kenny Wilson and her husband pile their two kids into the car and drive hours from her Texas home to a cruise port in Galveston.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of kids
Noun
  • Agarwal is, like a lot of teenagers, feeling the pangs of a life less traveled, IRL.
    — Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Both teenagers had extensive criminal records and were known gang members, Detective Angel Rodriguez, a sheriff’s office spokesman, previously told the Miami Herald.
    — Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of teenagers
Noun
  • Jenkins said sextortion is another significant concern that can impact children with law enforcement seeing particularly serious impacts among teen boys.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2026
  • George is following in the footsteps of father Prince William and uncle Prince Harry, who also attended the boarding school for boys.
    — Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of boys
Noun
  • Other youngsters enjoying the night out include budding DJ Matan Lavi (Nevo Katan), whose parents Katya (Lena Fraifeld) and Gadi (Lior Miller) are on the verge of separation.
    — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026
  • There was a moment towards the end of the first half of Liverpool’s Carabao Cup third-round victory over Tottenham Hotspur that showed why Andoni Iraola put his faith in the club’s youngsters.
    — Andy Jones, New York Times, 16 Sep. 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
  • But this year, with the addition of five kiddos (all under 16 months) to our group, our destination wish list looked a little different.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Hyatt House Carlsbad is ideal for Hyatt pointsmaxxers or those traveling with pets or kiddos in tow.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of kiddos
Noun
  • Owners who reach for electric grooming shavers without reading care instructions will flatten sections of their sofas, and the damage is not reversible.
    — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
  • 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
  • Part of what makes 764 and other Nihilistic Violent Extremist groups so terrifying is that in addition to grooming minor victims, members also intentionally recruit and radicalize juveniles to become predators themselves, according to the FBI.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
  • At least six juveniles were taken to area hospitals with injuries that were not considered life-threatening, police said.
    — Caroline Foreback, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of juveniles
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