as in mom
a female human parent
the little boy cried for his mommy
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Recent Examples of mommy
But this is not your mommy’s monster bride.
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Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 4 Mar. 2026
To prove to not only myself but my children that mommy really can do this and this is really hard.
—Terry Terrones, HollywoodReporter, 25 Feb. 2026
In short, Nic is signing to Noah that, yes, that’s his mommy on the medal stand.
—Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
Walker offers this diagnosis himself, leeringly dismissing Pearl as a silly mommy, awash with hormones, mildly and minorly hysterical.
—Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026
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Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 4 Mar. 2026
To prove to not only myself but my children that mommy really can do this and this is really hard.
—Terry Terrones, HollywoodReporter, 25 Feb. 2026
In short, Nic is signing to Noah that, yes, that’s his mommy on the medal stand.
—Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
Walker offers this diagnosis himself, leeringly dismissing Pearl as a silly mommy, awash with hormones, mildly and minorly hysterical.
—Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mommy
Noun
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Wanner’s 11-month-old baby was buckled into a high chair and crying, without her mom, when a relative arrived to the home that day.—
Alisha Ebrahimji,
CNN Money,
2 May 2026
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Skims is the popular underwear/loungewear/shapewear company owned by the equally multi-hyphenated Kardashian - media celebrity, mogul, mom and current girlfriend of Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton.—
Lisa Gutierrez
May 2,
Kansas City Star,
2 May 2026
Noun
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The post included a screenshot of a text exchange showing that even her mother fell for the fake photos.—
Dalila Muata,
NBC news,
5 May 2026
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This unique board lets even the most stressed mother unwind by creating beautiful works of art without paint or ink.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2026
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“Mommy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mommy. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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