momsplain

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verb

To explain something in a condescending manner to a childless person, presuming that childless people have a lower social status or judgement skills.

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Meanings

verbmomsplain (third-person singular simple present momsplains, present participle momsplaining, simple past and past participle momsplained)

present singular third person momsplains · participle present momsplaining · participle past momsplained · past momsplained

  1. CanadaUSinformalTo explain something in a condescending manner to a childless person, presuming that childless people have a lower social status or judgement skills.

    The PM urges 29-year-old Princeton alum O’Connor to decide immediately whether she wants a husband and children, and it sounds a lot like momsplaining to O’Connor that she definitely wants a husband and children.

    2014 March 14, Katy Waldman, “Princeton Mom's One Saving Grace”, The XX Factor, in Slate, archived from the original on 19 Jul 2023

Origin

From mom + -splain, after mansplain.

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APA

momsplain. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/momsplain

MLA

“momsplain.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/momsplain. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “momsplain,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/momsplain.

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