as in mom
a female human parent the little boy cried for his mommy

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Recent Examples of mommy Lies, murder, and major mommy issues — just another day in the fictional town of Wellsbury, Mass. EW.com, 6 June 2025 And as if that weren’t bad enough, the stakes get raised even higher when Claire returns to the horse farm a few days later covered in her boyfriend’s blood and crying for her mommy. David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 6 June 2025 Leighton Meester will guest star as Abby, an Instagram mommy influencer and Joanne’s childhood nemesis. Giana Levy, Variety, 1 June 2025 Andor’s tightly-wound oddball with serious mommy issues finally met his end on episode 8 of the Star Wars series' second season, as Syril Karn was on the receiving end of a blaster bolt during the massacre of Ghorman. Dalton Ross, EW.com, 7 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for mommy
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Noun
  • My mom used to take us outside at night to look at the stars, and actually, my dad just gave her a telescope for her birthday.
    Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
  • Kate Stricker is a mom of four and the creator of The Home Reset, an audio course that encourages moms in their decluttering journey.
    Tessa Cooper, Southern Living, 7 July 2025
Noun
  • The 69-year-old hails from an ethnically mixed family – his father is Azeri and his mother is Kurdish.
    Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 6 July 2024
  • And if your mother doesn't feel comfortable setting her own boundary, offer to be her excuse.
    R. Eric Thomas, Washington Post, 6 July 2024

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“Mommy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mommy. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.

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