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mama's boy

noun

Definition of mama's boy

as in boy

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Recent Examples of mama's boy After five seasons as mama's boy Buster Bluth, Hale won two Emmys as Veep's haplessly devoted Gary Walsh, assistant to Julia Louis-Dreyfus's amoral VP Selina Meyer. — Eileen Finan, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026 This is not being a mama's boy, this is being a good and moral human being. — Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 11 Mar. 2024 Before that day, the chipper 23-year-old was known as a mama's boy. — Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN, 3 June 2020 Both huge mama's boys, doing any and everything for our mothers. — Trey Moses, Indianapolis Star, 30 Apr. 2017 Aiken credits his character to his mother, calling himself a mama's boy even now. — Allison Glock, Esquire, 1 Nov. 2014

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Noun

This initially takes unassuming form, as Maya grows friendly with Kiran (Krish Raj More), a boy of a similar age.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
Deputies arrived at the scene and found a man and a boy with gunshot injuries.

— Vince Basada, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of boy

Noun

When the couple is suspected of child abuse, their five kids are taken away by protective services.

— Brian Truitt, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2026
With unwavering resolve, Salvador rallies an eclectic band of misfit street kids, led by the spirited Belén, to defy fate and protect Carmen.

— Marta Balaga, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of kid

Noun

There’s this scene in a hotel, where the narrator is a teenager, and is sleeping in the same hotel room with his parents, with the father basically forcing the mother to have sex.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
Over 760,000 teenagers in dozens of countries took the Programme for International Student Assessment last year.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of teenager

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
At the end of the piece, it's revealed that Mahomes did get the job done and was up and walking before his kiddo took her first steps.

— Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of kiddo

Noun

However, the youngster does not seem to have an easy path towards becoming a regular starter in either position.

— Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
The more exotic and dangerous plunges happen from the adjacent cliffs, with youngsters jumping from 20 to 40 feet, and some as much as 50 feet.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of youngster

Noun

That young lad would gave the old lady the unfortunate hit stick would be UMass stud safety Jahmad Harmon, for those who aren't up to date on all things Minutemen football.

— Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Kyle Walker and even some of the foreign lads were taking the p***.

— Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

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