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"roman": "líbùkāi māma de nánhái",
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"roman": "mazā konpurekkusu",
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"word": "filhinho da mamãe"
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"roman": "mámenʹkin synók",
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"word": "madrero"
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"word": "enmadrado"
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"word": "regalón"
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"word": "nenaza"
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"word": "hijito de mamá"
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"roman": "matúsyn synók",
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"word": "мату́син сино́к"
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"roman": "ṣabiyyu l-ʔumm",
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"word": "صَبِيُّ الْأُمّ"
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"roman": "mamayi bala",
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"word": "մամայի բալա"
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"roman": "mámčyn synók",
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"roman": "mámin dúranʹ",
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"word": "ма́мін ду́рань"
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"roman": "mámino deténce",
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"word": "ма́мино дете́нце"
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"sense": "male overly attached to his mother",
"word": "нанин"
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"roman": "nükka",
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"word": "нуькка"
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"word": "媽寶"
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"roman": "mābǎo",
"sense": "male overly attached to his mother",
"word": "妈宝"
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"word": "媽寶男"
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"word": "妈宝男"
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"sense": "male overly attached to his mother",
"word": "離不開媽媽的男孩"
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"code": "cmn",
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"roman": "líbùkāi māma de nánhái",
"sense": "male overly attached to his mother",
"word": "离不开妈妈的男孩"
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"word": "mammapoeg"
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"word": "mammoletta"
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"roman": "mazā konpurekkusu",
"sense": "male overly attached to his mother",
"word": "マザーコンプレックス"
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"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "mamaboi",
"sense": "male overly attached to his mother",
"word": "마마보이"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "male overly attached to his mother",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "maminsynek"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "male overly attached to his mother",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "filhinho da mamãe"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "mámenʹkin synók",
"sense": "male overly attached to his mother",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ма́менькин сыно́к"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "mámin synók",
"sense": "male overly attached to his mother",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ма́мин сыно́к"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "male overly attached to his mother",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "madrero"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "male overly attached to his mother",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "nene de mamá"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "male overly attached to his mother",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "enmadrado"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "male overly attached to his mother",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "regalón"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "male overly attached to his mother",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "mamón"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "male overly attached to his mother",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "pollerudo"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "male overly attached to his mother",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "moñas"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "male overly attached to his mother",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "nenaza"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "male overly attached to his mother",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "hijito de mamá"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "male overly attached to his mother",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "morsgris"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "matúsyn synók",
"sense": "male overly attached to his mother",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "мату́син сино́к"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "mamíj",
"sense": "male overly attached to his mother",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "мамі́й"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "mámyn synók",
"sense": "male overly attached to his mother",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ма́мин сино́к"
}
],
"word": "mama's boy"
}
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