mom cave

plural mom caves

1. A part of a home, typically a room, reserved specifically for a mother, in which she can relax and pursue her interests away from her family.

   Griffin said there are four essential elements to the mom cave: a place to sit, a place to store items, a place to work and a place to visit.

   2010 December 5, Michelle Chan, “Need a quiet hideaway? Welcome to the mom cave”, in Telegraph-Herald, Dubuque, Iowa

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   Sparks of creative energy flicker in her eyes, but between the walls of her mom cave is where Colleen Zalewski really lets 'em fly. From a center table laden with bits and misfits - buttons, bottle caps, broken jewelry, old game pieces, fabric and picture scraps and more - the Chesapeake mom creates artist's trading cards to swap with gathered girlfriends.

   2011 May 7, “A place to call her own”, in The Virginian-Pilot

   He banged through a back door on the lower floor, directly into the game room, which was mostly a male domain. His mother had her mom-cave upstairs.

   2012, Joanne Rock, Full Surrender, Harlequin, →ISBN, page 185

   Synonyms: she shed