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mom

noun

ˈmäm

Definition of mom

as in mother

a female human parent be sure to tell your mom and dad that you'll be home late for supper

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Recent Examples of mom My mom is a graduate of the Fu Pei-mei cooking school in Taiwan. — Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026 On the 13th of each month, Lewis, a 20-year-old single mom from Indiana, receives $486 from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as SNAP. — Juliana Kim, NPR, 14 Oct. 2026 Caroline McCree, the Democrat, is running an enthusiastic campaign while juggling work and running a household as a single mom, no small feat. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 13 Oct. 2026 Throughout Namani’s address, Huang’s mother sat collapsed with her head on her knees while Parrilla’s mom cried silently in the row behind her. — Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 13 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mom

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Simon took the campy photographs in the same Hilton hotel where Moore’s children awaited their mother, and the images make up what the wall text calls a MooreWrap cruise-collection look book.

— Stephanie Wambugu, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2026
Rahadian says he was drawn to a story of motherhood told through children whose mother was missing from their lives, set in a moment when a person’s citizenship could be taken away suddenly, by force and without warning.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026

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As the Covid-19 pandemic set in, and millions of Americans became trapped in their homes with no access to mommy-and-me events, toddler classes, or respite, Accurso’s channel hit 1 million subscribers.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2026
Even with this additional purchase, my all-in spend still landed right around $100, half the cost of the other diaper bags that baby websites and mommy bloggers insisted were desert-island essentials.

— Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of mommy

Noun

Over the course of the novel, Sofia and Rafa both urge mama to seek support with abuelo, with friends' parents, and even with baba.

— CBS News, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026
Hall’s recipe uses a classic combination of stone-ground grits, milk, water, and salt, but the Nashville native’s cooking technique may be different than the one your mama taught you.

— Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 23 Sep. 2026

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