momoir

M3O1M3O1I1R1
/ˈmɑmˌwɑː(r)//ˈmɒm-/

noun

A memoir written by or about a mother.

Scrabble 10

Meanings

nounmomoir (plural momoirs)

plural momoirs

  1. CanadaUSinformalA memoir written by or about a mother.

    So-called momoirs, first-person accounts exploding some of the sentimentality about motherhood, include Andrea J. Buchanan's "Mother Shock" and Muffy Mead-Ferro's "Confessions of a Slacker Mom."

    2006 December 17, Lizzie Skurnick, “Chick Lit, the Sequel: Yummy Mummy”, in The New York Times

Origin

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APA

momoir. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/momoir

MLA

“momoir.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/momoir. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “momoir,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/momoir.

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