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momism

[mom-iz-uhm]

mom·ism

[mom-iz-uhm]
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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