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mom

noun

  1. familiar name for female parent
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /mɒm/ / /mɑm/ / [mɑ̃m]

adj

  1. Initialism of month-over-month/month-on-month; compared to the same time period in the previous month.

name

Etymology: Transliteration of Khmer មុំ (mum, “corner, angle”).

  1. A surname from Khmer.

noun

Etymology: Transliteration of Thai หม่อม (mɔ̀m)

  1. prefix of a female commoner who marries a royal prince.

verb

Etymology: Clipping of momma.

  1. To care for in a motherly way.

    The shock of my news had worn off, and now she'd want to know where I was, how I was doing, and she'd sniff out that I was with someone. “I just wanted to check in on you.” That was Mom. Totally unashamed about momming me.

    He tried to tell me how to live, to mom me, I told him fuck off, […]

mom — meaning, definition (noun) · Vinony