mom

plural moms · alternative mam · alternative Mom · alternative Australia Ireland UK mum · alternative Australia Ireland UK Mum

1. CanadaSouth AfricaUSWest MidlandscolloquialinformalMother.

   To find out what moms really want this year, we turned to the best source possible: our own mothers.

   2025 May 1, Carolina Gazal, “We asked our moms what they want for Mother’s Day. Here’s what they said”, in CNN

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   At a very early age, Knowles says she was taught not to draw any attention to herself. “Pretty is as pretty does,” her mom used to say.

   2025 May 11, Sara Sidner, “Beyoncé’s mom talks about the choices she made while raising her daughters”, in CNN

   1. CanadaSouth AfricaUSWest Midlandsbroadlycolloquialinformalused as a term of address for one's wife

      (spoken by the father) I don't share it with mom! Right, mom?

      2017, Allstate: All Alone

2. informalAn adult female owner of a pet.

present singular third person moms · participle present momming · participle past mommed · past mommed · alternative mam · alternative Mom · alternative Australia Ireland UK mum · alternative Australia Ireland UK Mum

1. CanadaUSinformaltransitiveTo care for in a motherly way.

   He tried to tell me how to live, to mom me, I told him fuck off, […]

   2022, Sean Thor Conroe, Fuccboi, Hachette, →ISBN

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   The shock of my news had worn off, and now she'd want to know where I was, how I was doing, and she'd sniff out that I was with someone. “I just wanted to check in on you.” That was Mom. Totally unashamed about momming me.

   2019, Marie Johnston, Finish Line

1. informalOne’s mother.

   I wish Mom and Dad didn't argue so much.

   Synonyms: Mam, Mommy, Mother, Mummy, Mum · Antonyms: Dad

plural Moms

1. A surname from Khmer.

1. prefix of a female commoner who marries a royal prince.

1. abbreviationinitialismnot comparablemathematicsInitialism of month-over-month/month-on-month; compared to the same time period in the previous month.

1. abbreviationinitialismmiddleInitialism of middle of the market.

1. abbreviationinitialismuncountablehardwarecomputingInitialism of message-oriented middleware, hardware or software infrastructure supporting sending and receiving of messages between distributed systems.
2. abbreviationinitialismuncountableInitialism of motive, opportunity, means (“factors to consider in investigating a crime”).
3. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of MoM.