as in mom
a female human parent
the little boy cried for his mommy
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Recent Examples of mommy
To prove to not only myself but my children that mommy really can do this and this is really hard.
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Terry Terrones, HollywoodReporter, 25 Feb. 2026
In short, Nic is signing to Noah that, yes, that’s his mommy on the medal stand.
—Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
Walker offers this diagnosis himself, leeringly dismissing Pearl as a silly mommy, awash with hormones, mildly and minorly hysterical.
—Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026
Who is more excited — his wife or his mommy?
—Linda Perillo, New York Daily News, 8 Feb. 2026
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Terry Terrones, HollywoodReporter, 25 Feb. 2026
In short, Nic is signing to Noah that, yes, that’s his mommy on the medal stand.
—Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
Walker offers this diagnosis himself, leeringly dismissing Pearl as a silly mommy, awash with hormones, mildly and minorly hysterical.
—Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026
Who is more excited — his wife or his mommy?
—Linda Perillo, New York Daily News, 8 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for mommy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mommy
Noun
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The David family from Fruitland — consisting of dad Ryan, mom Evelyn and daughters Kairi (15) and Rivkkah (13) — had waited for 20 minutes and were about halfway through the line that snaked from the shop door and trailed back nearly to the entry gate.—
Rachel Roberts,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Apr. 2026
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Whether or not a school-age child spends their school day on a screen shouldn’t be dependent on where mom or dad can find a job.—
Abby McCloskey,
Boston Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The looming strike has stressed mothers like Caryn Dobrow, who has twin sons and went through the LA school strike in 2019.—
Jeff Nguyen,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Privacy law may apply to, say, a stranger who broadcasts a toddler’s febrile seizure to a potential audience of millions, but the same child generally cannot claim a legal right to privacy from his mother or father.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Mommy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mommy. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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