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
The mom didn’t like fish or sushi and resisted ordering.
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Kansas City Star, 16 May 2026
An avid skier since childhood, William spent a holiday with his mom in Switzerland in March 1992.
—Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 16 May 2026
Harper is a mom of three children.
—Michael Smith, USA Today, 16 May 2026
What middle-aged working mom wasn’t under stress?
—Nami Mun, The Atlantic, 16 May 2026
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Kansas City Star, 16 May 2026
An avid skier since childhood, William spent a holiday with his mom in Switzerland in March 1992.
—Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 16 May 2026
Harper is a mom of three children.
—Michael Smith, USA Today, 16 May 2026
What middle-aged working mom wasn’t under stress?
—Nami Mun, The Atlantic, 16 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for mom
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mom
Noun
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Wahl added in the later news conference that the mother of one suspect called police hours before the shooting.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
19 May 2026
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Set in 1962, a boy roughly Travolta’s age voyages from New York to Los Angeles on a series of hopping flights with his mother, who is hoping to land a rich husband or a good Hollywood role in that order.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2026
Noun
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Serving patients from Nashville, Clarksville, Hendersonville, and Mount Juliet, Ingram Cosmetic Surgery offers procedures including breast augmentation, mommy makeovers, tummy tucks, facelifts, and eyelid surgery.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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Social-media influencing became far more lucrative than mommy blogging ever was, in large part because posts starring children garner attention.—
Kristen Martin,
The Atlantic,
13 May 2026
Noun
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Rafa starts to fidget around noon before mama is supposed to meet us for her lunch break.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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From there, everyone rows imua (forward), keeping eyes peeled for sea turtles, sea urchin, and on a really good day in January or February, a mama whale and her baby.—
Laura Dannen Redman,
Robb Report,
14 May 2026
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“Mom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mom. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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