as in mother
a female human parent
be sure to tell your mom and dad that you'll be home late for supper
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Recent Examples of mom
But 17 warns the Creeper mom about Marshall’s plan to use nerve gas on them – and to keep them from wiping out humans in revenge – and 18 sacrifices himself to blow up Marshall.
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Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2025
Your mom, who’s been moved out of her nursing home.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 8 Mar. 2025
Her love of science came from watching PBS shows as a kid with her mom and spending too much time binging Doctor Who.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 7 Mar. 2025
Over time, Kanan must confront the reality that his mom, who has been his whole world, isn’t just a bad person to everyone else, but lies to, double-crosses and puppeteers him, too.
—Robyn Bahr, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2025
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Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2025
Your mom, who’s been moved out of her nursing home.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 8 Mar. 2025
Her love of science came from watching PBS shows as a kid with her mom and spending too much time binging Doctor Who.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 7 Mar. 2025
Over time, Kanan must confront the reality that his mom, who has been his whole world, isn’t just a bad person to everyone else, but lies to, double-crosses and puppeteers him, too.
—Robyn Bahr, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mom
Noun
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The 69-year-old hails from an ethnically mixed family – his father is Azeri and his mother is Kurdish.—
Nadeen Ebrahim,
CNN,
6 July 2024
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And if your mother doesn't feel comfortable setting her own boundary, offer to be her excuse.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Washington Post,
6 July 2024
Noun
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The story of mommy vlogger Ruby Franke, who became a YouTube sensation due to her ‘8 Passengers’ channel, is set to be depicted in the Hulu show Devil in the Family: The Fall of Ruby Franke.—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
27 Feb. 2025
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Kevin Franke, the soon-to-be ex-husband of mommy vlogger Ruby Franke, is speaking out for the first time since Ruby was arrested and pleaded guilty to four counts of second-degree felony child abuse.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Rockwell's Officer Dixon, a mama’s boy with a screw loose and a history of torturing Black prisoners, is a target of her ire − that is, until the actor carefully adds layers to what could be a one-note jerk. 14.—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
28 Feb. 2025
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The zoo welcomed its baby bongo after his mama, Cayenne, gave birth for the first time.—
Simone Jasper,
Miami Herald,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Mom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mom. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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