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mom
/
mɒm
/
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[
mom
]
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noun
Informal.
mother
.
Origin:
short for
momma
Dictionary.com Unabridged
m.o.m.
middle of month.
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
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the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
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Collins
World English Dictionary
mom
(mɒm)
—
n
chiefly
(
US
), (
Canadian
) an informal word for
mother
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
mom
1894, Amer.Eng., see
mamma
. Adjectival phrase mom and pop dates from 1951.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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American Heritage
Abbreviations & Acronyms
MOM
Militia of Montana
milk of magnesia
m.o.m.
middle of month
The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Example sentences
Give to
mom
or dad to use to use at the grocery store in place of plastic.
His conclusion:
mom
was wrong, although his study was self-controlled and not
blinded.
Many college students have bills that
mom
and dad don't pay.
Which means you don't get to claim science did jack to your
mom
.
It turned out to be the student's dad, accompanied by his
mom
and the student himself.
Call
mom
and explain why you aren't going to visit her this year.
One day, he tells her that his
mom
said she would come back for him.
We have been reduced to the politics of the waitress
mom
.
Mom
is widowed, lives alone, and struggles with mental illness.
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