mommy

noun

ˈmä-mē How to pronounce mommy (audio)
Definition of mommynext
as in mom
a female human parent the little boy cried for his mommy

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Recent Examples of mommy Everyone is looking for you mommy, everywhere. — Meg Walters, InStyle, 8 June 2026 Lestat's major mommy issues arise this season with the arrival of Gabriella (Jennifer Ehle). — Tiffany Kelly, Entertainment Weekly, 5 June 2026 While daddy is their superhero, their day must begin and end with their mommy. — Bonnie Gibbs Vengrow, Parents, 3 June 2026 Flashbacks reveal haunting mommy issues triggered as Mary watches her childhood home get demolished to make way for a high-rise apartment building. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 27 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for mommy
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  1. mom
  2. mother
Noun
  • My mom raves about Vuori loungewear, and there’s currently a pair of the brand’s airy, feather-soft wide-leg pants on sale for 25 percent off.
    — Rylee Johnston, PEOPLE, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Raquel’s battling that same thing of just not really knowing how, but wanting to be in her version of being a good mom.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of mom
Noun
  • His mother earned all-conference honors as a distance runner for the Bulldogs.
    — Fisher Isbell, AJC.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The first murder is a girl slicing into her slumbering mother’s neck with a hacksaw; then her brother pounds his father’s face in with a baseball bat.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 4 Aug. 2026
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“Mommy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mommy. Accessed 12 Aug. 2026.

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