mama's boys

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plural of mama's boy
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  1. teenagers
  2. boys
  3. youngsters
  4. kiddos
Noun
  • Research shows that teenagers spend an average of 7 hours and 22 minutes per day in front of screens—equivalent to 43% of their waking hours.
    Sarah Hernholm, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • By filming teenagers in the wild, Greenfield at least attempts to discover why that is.
    Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of teenagers
Noun
  • This doesn’t necessarily mean that girls and boys need vastly different strength training programs.
    Discover Magazine, Discover Magazine, 15 Nov. 2024
  • For instance, research shows that during puberty, there are unique differences in how muscle develops in boys versus girls.
    Discover Magazine, Discover Magazine, 15 Nov. 2024
Definition of boys
Noun
  • Some of the list’s youngsters, like Zuckerberg and Moskovitz, are simply just getting older.
    Samantha Kroontje, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
  • The fifth grade teacher assigned each of her students to visit two classrooms and read campaign letters aloud to practice public speaking and persuade youngsters to vote for their candidate.
    Vincent T. Davis, San Antonio Express-News, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of youngsters
Noun
  • With autumn in full swing — and our kids getting back into the rhythm of school — most parents and guardians are getting a sense of how their kiddos are doing on homework, quizzes and projects.
    Tor Constantino, MBA, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Basically there are a handful of vaccines that stimulate your immune system and create protective antibodies that pass through the placenta and last for months in the baby’s body—essentially keeping kiddos safe as their immune systems are ramping up.
    Ashley Abramson, SELF, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of kiddos
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