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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Kylie Jenner is soaking up all of the mommy moments! Angel Saunders, People.com, 23 Apr. 2025 Paris Hilton celebrated the holiday in true mommy fashion by throwing an adorable Easter bash for her children, as seen in an April 19 Instagram post. Edward Segarra, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025 Ruby Franke abuse pushes Utah to shift money, power from mommy bloggers to child influencers. Fox News Staff, FOXNews.com, 4 Apr. 2025 But feminized forms of cultural production—especially mommy blogs and personal style vlogs—laid the groundwork for this industrial boom. Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 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 3 May. 2025.

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