"mommy" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈmɑ.mi/ [US], /ˈmɒ.miː/ [UK] Audio: en-us-mommy.ogg [US] Forms: mommier [comparative], mommiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɒmi Etymology: From mom + -y. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|mom|y|id2=diminutive}} mom + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|mommier}} mommy (comparative mommier, superlative mommiest)
  1. (US, Canada, rare, informal, chiefly in the superlative) Characteristic of a mother; motherly. Tags: Canada, US, informal, rare
    Sense id: en-mommy-en-adj-I6VYJJkU Categories (other): American English, Canadian English

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈmɑ.mi/ [US], /ˈmɒ.miː/ [UK] Audio: en-us-mommy.ogg [US] Forms: mommies [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒmi Etymology: From mom + -y. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|mom|y|id2=diminutive}} mom + -y Head templates: {{en-noun}} mommy (plural mommies)
  1. (US, Canada, usually childish) Mother. Tags: Canada, US, childish, usually Categories (topical): Female family members
    Sense id: en-mommy-en-noun-D8R-RXlL Disambiguation of Female family members: 5 83 9 3 Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms of address, English terms suffixed with -y (diminutive) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 38 30 15 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 15 58 15 12 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 14 61 14 12 Disambiguation of English terms of address: 13 62 15 10 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y (diminutive): 16 59 10 15
  2. (vulgar) A milf or sexually attractive mother Tags: vulgar
    Sense id: en-mommy-en-noun-9nhDnVgZ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ma, mama, mamma, mom [Canada, US], momma [US], mum [British], mummy [British]

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈmɑ.mi/ [US], /ˈmɒ.miː/ [UK] Audio: en-us-mommy.ogg [US] Forms: mommies [present, singular, third-person], mommying [participle, present], mommied [participle, past], mommied [past]
Rhymes: -ɒmi Etymology: From mom + -y. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|mom|y|id2=diminutive}} mom + -y Head templates: {{en-verb}} mommy (third-person singular simple present mommies, present participle mommying, simple past and past participle mommied)
  1. (US, Canada, rare, informal) To treat someone like a mother would; to mother someone. Tags: Canada, US, informal, rare
    Sense id: en-mommy-en-verb-m5Ke1XKs Categories (other): American English, Canadian English

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "2": "mom",
        "3": "y",
        "id2": "diminutive"
      },
      "expansion": "mom + -y",
      "name": "suf"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From mom + -y.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mommier",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mommiest",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mommier"
      },
      "expansion": "mommy (comparative mommier, superlative mommiest)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "American English",
        "Canadian English",
        "English informal terms",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English terms with rare senses",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "She is the mommiest of mommies."
        },
        {
          "ref": "2013, Erin MacPherson, The Christian Mama's Guide to Having a Baby",
          "text": "I am smack-dab in the middle of the mommiest years of my life. There are toys strewn across my once-pristine floors, goldfish crackers in my couch cushions, and empty juice boxes in my car.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Characteristic of a mother; motherly."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mother",
          "mother"
        ],
        [
          "motherly",
          "motherly"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(US, Canada, rare, informal, chiefly in the superlative) Characteristic of a mother; motherly."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "in the superlative"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Canada",
        "US",
        "informal",
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmɑ.mi/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmɒ.miː/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɒmi"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-mommy.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/69/En-us-mommy.ogg/En-us-mommy.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/69/En-us-mommy.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mommy"
}

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