Meanings
plural crunchy moms
- CanadaUSA mother who adheres to a natural or traditional lifestyle of parenting, including an emphasis on consuming organic foods, recycling, engaging with nature, homeschooling their child or children and avoiding modern medicine.
Mary Ellenn non-crunchy mom to William (8) Matthew (6) Margaret (1)
2003 May 7, DGoree, misc.kids.breastfeeding (Usenet)4 more examples
really thinks she revert to a crunchy mom approach and say no to medications for her child.
2009 August 20, cenglishross, TwitterBaby wearing, the practice of carrying babies in wraps, slings, or other similar carrying devices, is often touted as the latest trend or "crunchy mom" obsession, but this practice is nothing new.
2015 February 15, Patricia A. Mackin, Your Breastfeeding Guidebook, →ISBN, page 127My queer and atheist friends held space for me and loved me in a way I had never experienced. Some I had known since childhood, and others were friends I had met online in crunchy mom groups.
2017 October 24, Star McGill-Goudey, “Strong Like Her”, in Barbara Straus Lodge, Candace Walsh, editor, Greetings From Janeland: Women Write More About Leaving Men for Women, Cleis Press, →ISBNRemember growing up on bologna, white bread, and Kraft singles? Talk about a daily dose of artificial ingredients ... but WHO KNEW? No one at the time! (Except your friend's crunchy mom who never had sugary cereal in the pantry and refused to put jam on her wheat peanut butter sandwiches.)
2023 April 29, Heidi Lee Anderson, P. S. It's Gonna Be Good: How God's Word Answers Our Questions about Faith, Fear, and All the Things, Tyndale House Publishers, →ISBN, page 112Synonyms: crunchy mama, granola mom
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA mother who adheres to a natural or traditional lifestyle of parenting, including an emphasis on consuming organic foods, recycling, engaging with nature, homeschooling their child or children and avoiding modern medicine.
Origin
From crunchy + mom, likely in reference to crunchy organic foods like granola. Compare earlier crunchy granola.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Polish eko mama
- eko mamamother who adheres to natural or traditional parenting
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crunchy mom. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crunchy%20mom
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