"angel mom" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: angel moms [plural]
Etymology: In 2000 the organization "Angel Moms" was founded, a group of mothers whose children had died, not limited to a specific cause. In the second sense the term was introduced by Donald Trump on 31 August 2016 at the end of a speech about immigration. He had mothers whose child was killed by an undocumented immigrant come on stage and tell their story. Head templates: {{en-noun}} angel mom (plural angel moms)
  1. (US, informal, euphemistic) A mother whose child has died. Tags: US, euphemistic, informal
    Sense id: en-angel_mom-en-noun-TFv6i3qJ Categories (other): American English, English euphemisms
  2. (US, right-wing politics) A mother whose child was killed by an undocumented immigrant. Tags: US Categories (topical): Politics, Death, Parents, People
    Sense id: en-angel_mom-en-noun-pEv86ZyU Disambiguation of Death: 25 62 13 Disambiguation of Parents: 25 45 31 Disambiguation of People: 17 50 33 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 63 5 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 32 57 11 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 34 56 10
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see angel, mom.
    Sense id: en-angel_mom-en-noun-cHnYp0Kr

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