as in mother
a female human parent
be sure to tell your mom and dad that you'll be home late for supper
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Recent Examples of mom
Are these moms overstimulated in the technical sense?
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Angela Haupt, TIME, 11 Feb. 2025
Cheesman's 12-year-old daughter became hooked on figure skating following a school field trip, and the mom hits the ice, as well.
—Pilar Arias, Fox News, 10 Feb. 2025
The mom wasn’t home and neither was her 5-year-old daughter, police said.
—Sara Schilling, Sacramento Bee, 10 Feb. 2025
Barbara Steininger and Helena Wehner, the birds’ foster moms.
—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
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Angela Haupt, TIME, 11 Feb. 2025
Cheesman's 12-year-old daughter became hooked on figure skating following a school field trip, and the mom hits the ice, as well.
—Pilar Arias, Fox News, 10 Feb. 2025
The mom wasn’t home and neither was her 5-year-old daughter, police said.
—Sara Schilling, Sacramento Bee, 10 Feb. 2025
Barbara Steininger and Helena Wehner, the birds’ foster moms.
—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
See all Example Sentences for mom
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mom
Noun
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The 69-year-old hails from an ethnically mixed family – his father is Azeri and his mother is Kurdish.—
Nadeen Ebrahim,
CNN,
6 July 2024
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And if your mother doesn't feel comfortable setting her own boundary, offer to be her excuse.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Washington Post,
6 July 2024
Noun
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My guess is the mommy and baby are together now in heaven.—
Anders Fogh Rasmussen,
Newsweek,
4 Feb. 2025
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Golden Raye Mahomes arrived in the world this week on a wave of well wishes from thousands of people — from her daddy’s employer to fans of her mommy’s friend, Taylor Swift.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
14 Jan. 2025
Noun
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On the plus side, Bill’s shocking death inspires various members of his inner circle — including ex-wife Maddie, baby mama Noreen and secret son Isaac — to reevaluate their priorities and make some important changes in their lives.—
Andy Swift,
TVLine,
6 Feb. 2025
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Sources close to the situation said that the trouble started when Johnson and another one of Black’s baby mamas got into it toward the end of the party.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
29 Jan. 2025
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“Mom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mom. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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