as in mom
a female human parent
the little boy cried for his mommy
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Recent Examples of mommy
Is this proof to your son on how mommy came through this?
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Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
With Mother's Day coming up, there is an option for mommy and me—a pretty pick for spring and summer family photos.
—Jacquelyn Smith, Parents, 10 Mar. 2026
Laura Ashley From matching mommy-and-me dresses to floral bedspreads, Laura Ashley was the brand of the 1980s and early '90s.
—Heather Bien, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2026
But this is not your mommy’s monster bride.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 4 Mar. 2026
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Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
With Mother's Day coming up, there is an option for mommy and me—a pretty pick for spring and summer family photos.
—Jacquelyn Smith, Parents, 10 Mar. 2026
Laura Ashley From matching mommy-and-me dresses to floral bedspreads, Laura Ashley was the brand of the 1980s and early '90s.
—Heather Bien, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2026
But this is not your mommy’s monster bride.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 4 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mommy
Noun
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Those split levels of child and adult consciousness give the film a certain piquancy, a little gap where drama can spark in a story where almost nothing really happens except a kid takes a plane ride, or several plane rides, with his mom.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2026
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The little girl was holding her mom’s hand when three men opened fire on a rival group near Southern Blvd.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
16 May 2026
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Wahl added in the later news conference that the mother of one suspect called police hours before the shooting.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
19 May 2026
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Set in 1962, a boy roughly Travolta’s age voyages from New York to Los Angeles on a series of hopping flights with his mother, who is hoping to land a rich husband or a good Hollywood role in that order.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2026
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“Mommy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mommy. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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