as in moms
a female human parent
the little boy cried for his mommy
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Recent Examples of mommies
Just single mommies supporting each other at Duckling Day.
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Aaron Parseghian, CBS News, 10 May 2026
Some people's mommies and daddies really, really struggle with money, and that is not something to ever make fun of somebody for.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
Aaron Parseghian, CBS News, 10 May 2026
Some people's mommies and daddies really, really struggle with money, and that is not something to ever make fun of somebody for.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mommies
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On a late Friday afternoon in March, Julia Huckins has brought her 4-year-old son Malcolm into downtown Livermore to treat him to some Meadowlark Dairy soft-serve ice cream, meet up with other moms and let their kids run around in a nearby park.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
4 June 2026
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To support the best outcomes for moms and babies, pregnant women must have timely access to quality prenatal care.—
Mary C. Mayhew,
Sun Sentinel,
4 June 2026
Noun
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An all encompassing definition of maternal dispossession scales the degrees to which Black mothers are victimized by the enduring projects of capitalism and colonialism.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
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After this, the team came to the conclusion that the village needed a women’s health center where mothers and newborns could stay for up to 72 hours.—
Imani Cruzen,
Twin Cities,
7 June 2026
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“Mommies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mommies. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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