"moms" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /mɒmz/ [Received-Pronunciation], [mɑmz] [US]
enPR: mŏmz [US] Rhymes: -ɒmz Etymology: From mom + -s (plural suffix). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|mom|s<id:regular plural><pos:plural suffix>|nocat=1}} mom + -s (plural suffix) Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} moms
  1. plural of mom Tags: form-of, plural Form of: mom
    Sense id: en-moms-en-noun-Lk9YIhkh
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /mɒmz/ [Received-Pronunciation], [mɑmz] [US] Forms: moms [plural]
enPR: mŏmz [US] Rhymes: -ɒmz Etymology: From mom + -s (hypocoristic suffix). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|mom|s<id:hypocoristic><pos:hypocoristic suffix>}} mom + -s (hypocoristic suffix) Head templates: {{en-noun|*}} moms (plural moms)
  1. (African-American Vernacular) Affectionate term of address for one's mother.
    Sense id: en-moms-en-noun-Z-abR6Mz Categories (other): African-American Vernacular English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -s (hypocoristic), Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Female family members Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 87 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -s (hypocoristic): 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 94 Disambiguation of Female family members: 8 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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      "enpr": "mŏmz",
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          "ref": "2006, Noire [pseudonym], Thug-A-Licious: An Urban Erotic Tale, New York, N.Y.: One World, Ballantine Books, →ISBN, page 34:",
          "text": "My moms, Noojie, had told me that the two little stumps on the sides of my hands came from being born with six fingers, and that's why I was always stealing something.",
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