mommy

noun

plural mommies
: a female parent : mother entry 1 sense 1a
… books featuring children with two daddies or two mommiesAnthony Giardina
"Oh, look, mommy," whooped a delighted child standing on the steps with her parents, "that lady's making an angel in the snow!"Cooky McClung

Examples of mommy in a Sentence

the little boy cried for his mommy
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After a mommy makeover, you’ll likely be hunched over like the old witch in Disney’s Snow White for about a week. Meirav Devash, Allure, 31 Mar. 2025 Take Jessica Reed Kraus, the former mommy blogger known as House in Habit online. Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 14 Mar. 2025 That disconnect culminated recently when Morse was working in a café at the same time as a mommy and me group was convening. Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025 In the film, we’re reintroduced to Stephanie (Kendrick), a widowed mommy vlogger who, in the original, became entangled in the mysterious disappearance of her glamorous best friend, Emily (Lively). Zac Ntim, Deadline, 14 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mommy

Word History

Etymology

alteration of mammy

First Known Use

1833, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of mommy was in 1833

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“Mommy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mommy. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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