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mom·ism
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ɪz
əm
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noun
(
sometimes initial capital letter
)
excessive adulation of the mother and undue dependence on maternal care or protection, resulting in absence or loss of maturity and independence.
Origin:
mom
+
-ism
;
coined by U.S. author Philip Wylie (1902–71) in
A Generation of Vipers
(1942)
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momism
(ˈmɒmɪzəm)
—
n
informal
(
US
) the excessive domination of a child by his or her mother
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