sugar mama

noun

plural sugar mamas

: a wealthy woman who gives financial support to a typically younger lover

Most people are familiar with the concept of a sugar daddy but not necessarily a sugar mama. However, there are many women who are financially stable, or well on their way, and date men who purposely take more than they give.

—The Miami Times

Examples of sugar mama in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Advertisement Khalid arrives, however, to discover that his long-distance sugar mama has died and that he won’t get paid by her son, Georgi (Stoyo Mirkov), a town big shot. —Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024

Word History

Etymology

after sugar daddy

First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined above