mommy

noun

plural mommies
: a female parent : mother entry 1 sense 1a
… books featuring children with two daddies or two mommiesAnthony Giardina
"Oh, look, mommy," whooped a delighted child standing on the steps with her parents, "that lady's making an angel in the snow!"Cooky McClung

Examples of mommy in a Sentence

the little boy cried for his mommy
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Emily held her toddler Micah Jane on her hip as daughter Andie Mae, 4, stood in between her mommy and daddy. Angel Saunders, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024 Time for another round of mommy trauma to put the fire back under our guy’s belly. Andy Andersen, Vulture, 27 Oct. 2024 And much like everything else in her life, the second-oldest Kardashian sister hasn't been shy about sharing her mommy moments with her followers on social media. Maria Yagoda, People.com, 21 Oct. 2024 Zito's modus operandi is scalping women and attaching their hair to mannequins, which probably has nothing to do with his mommy issues... Tom Savini truly works his magic in Maniac, and the special makeup effects are haunting, but the film also gets a boost from a pair of genre heavy-hitters. Steven Thrash, EW.com, 19 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for mommy 

Word History

Etymology

alteration of mammy

First Known Use

1833, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of mommy was in 1833

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“Mommy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mommy. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.

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