"mom" meaning in English

See mom in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /mɒm/ [Received-Pronunciation], /mɑm/ [US], [mɑ̃m] [US], /mɒm/ [Canada], /mʌm/ [Canada] Audio: en-us-mom.ogg Forms: moms [plural]
enPR: mŏm [US] Rhymes: -ɒm Etymology: Abbreviation of momma Etymology templates: {{abbrev|en|momma}} Abbreviation of momma Head templates: {{en-noun}} mom (plural moms)
  1. (Canada, South Africa, US, West Midlands, colloquial, informal) Mother. Tags: Canada, South-Africa, US, West-Midlands, colloquial, informal Categories (topical): Parents, People
    Sense id: en-mom-en-noun-D8R-RXlL Disambiguation of Parents: 47 47 3 3 Disambiguation of People: 41 41 15 2 Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, South African English, West Midlands English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 46 1 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 1 1 43 46 1 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 45 47 1 5
  2. (Canada, South Africa, US, West Midlands, colloquial, informal) Mother.
    (by extension) used as a term of address for one's wife
    Tags: Canada, South-Africa, US, West-Midlands, broadly, colloquial, informal Categories (topical): Parents, People
    Sense id: en-mom-en-noun-v8Z96jX0 Disambiguation of Parents: 47 47 3 3 Disambiguation of People: 41 41 15 2 Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, South African English, West Midlands English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms of address, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 46 1 8 Disambiguation of English terms of address: 41 53 2 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 1 1 43 46 1 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 45 47 1 5
  3. (informal) An adult female owner of a pet. Tags: informal Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-mom-en-noun-JfnpZjL6 Disambiguation of People: 41 41 15 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: mam, Mom, mum, Mum [Australian, British, Irish] Related terms: Mother’s Day

Verb

IPA: /mɒm/ [Received-Pronunciation], /mɑm/ [US], [mɑ̃m] [US], /mɒm/ [Canada], /mʌm/ [Canada] Audio: en-us-mom.ogg Forms: moms [present, singular, third-person], momming [participle, present], mommed [participle, past], mommed [past]
enPR: mŏm [US] Rhymes: -ɒm Etymology: Abbreviation of momma Etymology templates: {{abbrev|en|momma}} Abbreviation of momma Head templates: {{en-verb}} mom (third-person singular simple present moms, present participle momming, simple past and past participle mommed)
  1. (transitive, Canada, US, informal) To care for in a motherly way. Tags: Canada, US, informal, transitive
    Sense id: en-mom-en-verb-lomkmbGy Categories (other): American English, Canadian English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: mam, Mom, mum, Mum [Australian, British, Irish]

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2017, Allstate: All Alone:",
          "text": "(spoken by the father) I don't share it with mom! Right, mom?",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "Mother.",
        "used as a term of address for one's wife"
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        "(Canada, South Africa, US, West Midlands, colloquial, informal) Mother.",
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      ],
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    },
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      "glosses": [
        "An adult female owner of a pet."
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          "owner",
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          "pet"
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      ],
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        "(informal) An adult female owner of a pet."
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      "ipa": "/mɒm/",
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    },
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      "enpr": "mŏm",
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        "US"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/mɑm/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "[mɑ̃m]",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɒm/",
      "tags": [
        "Canada"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mʌm/",
      "tags": [
        "Canada"
      ]
    },
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      "audio": "en-us-mom.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/81/En-us-mom.ogg/En-us-mom.ogg.mp3",
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    },
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    {
      "word": "mam"
    },
    {
      "word": "Mom"
    },
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      "word": "mum"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Australian",
        "British",
        "Irish"
      ],
      "word": "Mum"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mom"
}

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    "en:People"
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "momming",
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        {
          "ref": "2019, Marie Johnston, Finish Line:",
          "text": "The shock of my news had worn off, and now she'd want to know where I was, how I was doing, and she'd sniff out that I was with someone. “I just wanted to check in on you.” That was Mom. Totally unashamed about momming me.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2022, Sean Thor Conroe, Fuccboi, Hachette, →ISBN:",
          "text": "He tried to tell me how to live, to mom me, I told him fuck off, […]",
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        }
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        "To care for in a motherly way."
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    },
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      "enpr": "mŏm",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɑm/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mɑ̃m]",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɒm/",
      "tags": [
        "Canada"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/mʌm/",
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        "Canada"
      ]
    },
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    },
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    {
      "word": "mam"
    },
    {
      "word": "Mom"
    },
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      "word": "mum"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Australian",
        "British",
        "Irish"
      ],
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    }
  ],
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}

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