mama's boy

noun

Definition of mama's boynext
as in boy

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Recent Examples of mama's boy This is not being a mama's boy, this is being a good and moral human being. — Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 11 Mar. 2024 At the end of the day, Drake's a certified mama's boy. — Jack Irvin, Peoplemag, 26 July 2023 By his own admission, Dustin Vitale is a mama's boy. — Steve Hartman, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mama's boy
  1. kid
  2. teenager
  3. kiddo
  4. adolescent
  5. youngster
  6. lad
  7. juvenile
  8. youth
Noun
  • The interaction between Bascombe and Adam depicts the challenges for parents looking to decode kids’ online language.
    — Rachel Hale, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2025
  • Pee-Wee falls off his bicycle and crashes in front of a group of watching kids.
    — Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2025
Definition of kid
Noun
  • Demonstrating the rising talent of these teenagers, these shorts encompass thought-provoking scripts, breathtaking and delightful cinematography, rich stop-motion animation, and genre-pushing meditations.
    — Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 26 Mar. 2025
  • The teenager’s body has been released by the forensic medical teams in Costa Rica and the US Embassy in that country is handling the process of bringing Miller’s remains back to the US, according to Juan Pablo Alvarado, an official in OIJ’s press office.
    — Ana Melgar Zuniga and Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2025
Definition of teenager
Noun
  • This question is perhaps most pressing for Gen Z kiddos.
    — Karen D'Souza, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2025
  • While these school apps are helpful in many ways—and who doesn’t love seeing a cute pic of their kiddo enjoying time on the playground?—they can also dial up the anxiety for parents like me.
    — Melissa Willets, Parents, 21 Feb. 2025
Definition of kiddo
Noun
  • Madagascar as Ground Zero Climate change is to blame for the scarcity of food and resources in Madagascar, which is causing a mental health crisis among adolescents.
    — Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 19 Mar. 2025
  • The adolescent survived the harrowing ordeal with minor injuries — a better outcome than that of another 13-year-old boy who was listed in critical condition after falling from a Queens train on Friday, officials said.
    — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 18 Mar. 2025
Definition of adolescent
Noun
  • Last season, by selling Riyad Mahrez, Aymeric Laporte, Cole Palmer and a slew of other youngsters, City’s profit on player sales figure hit a club-record £139m.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, The Athletic, 19 Mar. 2025
  • There were candy and toy prizes for youngsters, and award items to choose from such as tubes of name brand hand cream for adults.
    — Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
Definition of youngster
Noun
  • Most fatefully, one night when Alden was a lad, his mom drove him home while drunk.
    — Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 24 Mar. 2025
  • While Best was too cool, and Charlton too straight, Law was the cheeky and abrasive lad, forever grateful to be on the pitch and giving everything.
    — Sam Pilger, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
Definition of lad
Noun
  • And authorities in Newtown Township, Pennsylvania, are investigating the vandalism of a Tesla Cybertruck by a group of juveniles on Sunday after video of the incident was shared with the police department.
    — Matthew Rehbein, CNN, 25 Mar. 2025
  • And 62% of juveniles arrested for a violent crime had at least one prior arrest.
    — Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2025
Definition of juvenile
Noun
  • The entire weekend benefitted First Serve USA, a charity dedicated to empowering youth through education, life skills, training and mentorship.
    — Linda Marx, People.com, 28 Mar. 2025
  • In July last year, Spanish brand Mango launched a campaign generated entirely by AI to promote a new collection of its youth range.
    — Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2025
Definition of youth

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