Instamum

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A form of instamom — A mother who runs an Instagram account focused on her child or children or motherhood in general.

Scrabble 12

Meanings

nounInstamum (plural Instamums)

plural Instamums

  1. UKalternativeAlternative spelling of Instamom.

    I never planned to be an Instamum. For a long time, I wasn't sure I'd be a mum at all.

    2021, Ellery Lloyd, People Like Her, unnumbered page
    2 more examples

    She marvelled at how lucrative kids-as-content seemed to be. Instamums at Disneyland and on cruises, snaps showing improbably perfect houses filled with improbably perfect children.

    2019, Sophie White, Filter This, unnumbered page

    It's little wonder that so many of us struggling with parental burnout became attracted to the rise of imperfect parenting blogs and these 'real' Instamums.

    2021, Kate Baily, Mandy Manners, Dawn Nickel, Love Yourself Sober: A Self Care Guide to Alcohol-Free Living for Busy Mothers, unnumbered page

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APA

Instamum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Instamum

MLA

“Instamum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Instamum. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Instamum,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Instamum.

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