momager

plural momagers · alternative momanager

1. USslangA showbusiness manager who is also the performer's mother.

   The most fitting occupation for my mother is no longer a stage actress or momager or anything like that; she would make—she is—a fantastic nurse.

   2012, Sarah Wylie, All These Lives, page 184

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   A growing category of “bad” mother is the so-called “momager,” the woman who interferes with her famous children's affairs, exploits them, and contributes to their tarnished reputations—[...]

   2010, Andrea O'Reilly, Encyclopedia of Motherhood

   The scope of ambition of the Hadids can be seen in the increased visibility of Yolanda, who accompanied Gigi to the Fashion awards, because you are no one without a momager.

   2016 December 13, Jess Cartner-Morley, The Guardian

   It seems even Kris Jenner has got the pink memo. The momager followed up Kim's post with her own, sharing a throwback pic of herself in a neon pink '80s swimsuit.

   2023 June 14, Alexandria Dale, “Kim Kardashian relaxes poolside in a bright pink thong bikini”, in Women's Health