Mom
noun
Another term for mother.
My mom is an excellent cook.
Often appears as...
- love you
- mom
Usage tips
Informal
noun
A person who behaves in a way that a mother would.
She's been like a mom to me.
Usage tips
Informal, Approving
noun
Another term for mother.
My mom is an excellent cook.
Often appears as...
- love you
- mom
Usage tips
Informal
noun
A person who behaves in a way that a mother would.
She's been like a mom to me.
Usage tips
Informal, Approving
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Informal Term
Used casually, especially in American English, to refer to one's mother in everyday conversation.
I'm going shopping with my mom later.
Pro Tip 2/3Affectionate Address
'Mom' conveys a sense of warmth and affection when addressing your mother directly.
Thanks for the advice, Mom.
Pro Tip 3/3Personal Connection
Using 'mom' suggests a close personal relationship in contrast to 'mother,' which is more formal.
My mom knows me better than anyone.
Pro Tip 1/3Informal Term
Used casually, especially in American English, to refer to one's mother in everyday conversation.
I'm going shopping with my mom later.
Pro Tip 2/3Affectionate Address
'Mom' conveys a sense of warmth and affection when addressing your mother directly.
Thanks for the advice, Mom.
Pro Tip 3/3Personal Connection
Using 'mom' suggests a close personal relationship in contrast to 'mother,' which is more formal.
My mom knows me better than anyone.
Pro Tip 1/3Informal Term
Used casually, especially in American English, to refer to one's mother in everyday conversation.
I'm going shopping with my mom later.
Pro Tip 2/3Affectionate Address
'Mom' conveys a sense of warmth and affection when addressing your mother directly.
Thanks for the advice, Mom.
Pro Tip 3/3Personal Connection
Using 'mom' suggests a close personal relationship in contrast to 'mother,' which is more formal.
My mom knows me better than anyone.
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Video examples
Alice Goffman: How we're...
They lived with their mom and grandfather in a two-story row home with a front lawn and a back porch. Their mom was struggling with addiction all while the boys were growing up. She never really was able to hold down a job for very long. It was their grandfather's pension that supported the family, not really enough to pay for food and clothes
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How stress affects your...
that the amount of nurturing a mother rat provides its newborn baby plays a part in determining how that baby responds to stress later in life. The pups of nurturing moms turned out less sensitive to stress because their brains developed more cortisol receptors, which stick to cortisol and dampen the stress response.
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Caring For A Sickly Baby...
rupert will stay with mom while he fights his infection at his age being with her is the best possible place for him but there comes a time in every young animal's life when they have to break away from mum i'm back in tenerife to find out if yara the incredibly rare spix's macor
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The networked beauty of...
maybe from drought or shade, the more the mother tree sends to them. It's kind of like in your families, where if you're kind of stressed out, mom and dad kick in and help you out a bit more, right? Well, it's the same in forests. The other thing that we've recently discovered
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Poetry makes people...
good news bad news and mom said oh no you in that potty mouth but there is a phenomenal poet and a dear mentor of mine and fellow potty-mouth by the name of Kristen O'Keefe optics and she has this beautiful poem about women writers
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Are China and the US...
Here's the second reason. That's my mom. Anyone here ever listen to what their mom told them to do? Everyone ever do what their mom told them to do? I rarely did, but what my mom said to me was, one day, she handed me a newspaper,
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Two Baby Tamarin Monkeys...
immunity boosting antibodies which it's almost impossible to replicate dom is relieved that at least this part of the process has gone to plan well done little boy little girl i think it's time to wake your mom up
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Surf Sisters - Ep. 2 PIPE...
I don't even talk about my mom really with my close friends. I put the wall up and I'm like, yeah I'm doing great. Doo-doo-doo, let's keep going. But again, I'm really trying to dig deep,
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Adorable Baby Animal...
bit of persuading before they dare step foot into this brave new world the mom's trying to get the kids out of the box and into the burrow and the kids are trying to get mom from
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Fire and Feast PIPE A...
this surge of life from the ashes feeds the next generation the new shoots are rich in essential minerals for nursing moms and plenty of grass means plenty of milk
Video examples
Alice Goffman: How we're...
They lived with their mom and grandfather in a two-story row home with a front lawn and a back porch. Their mom was struggling with addiction all while the boys were growing up. She never really was able to hold down a job for very long. It was their grandfather's pension that supported the family, not really enough to pay for food and clothes
Video examples
How stress affects your...
that the amount of nurturing a mother rat provides its newborn baby plays a part in determining how that baby responds to stress later in life. The pups of nurturing moms turned out less sensitive to stress because their brains developed more cortisol receptors, which stick to cortisol and dampen the stress response.
Video examples
Caring For A Sickly Baby...
rupert will stay with mom while he fights his infection at his age being with her is the best possible place for him but there comes a time in every young animal's life when they have to break away from mum i'm back in tenerife to find out if yara the incredibly rare spix's macor
Video examples
The networked beauty of...
maybe from drought or shade, the more the mother tree sends to them. It's kind of like in your families, where if you're kind of stressed out, mom and dad kick in and help you out a bit more, right? Well, it's the same in forests. The other thing that we've recently discovered
Video examples
Poetry makes people...
good news bad news and mom said oh no you in that potty mouth but there is a phenomenal poet and a dear mentor of mine and fellow potty-mouth by the name of Kristen O'Keefe optics and she has this beautiful poem about women writers
Video examples
Are China and the US...
Here's the second reason. That's my mom. Anyone here ever listen to what their mom told them to do? Everyone ever do what their mom told them to do? I rarely did, but what my mom said to me was, one day, she handed me a newspaper,
Video examples
Two Baby Tamarin Monkeys...
immunity boosting antibodies which it's almost impossible to replicate dom is relieved that at least this part of the process has gone to plan well done little boy little girl i think it's time to wake your mom up
Video examples
Surf Sisters - Ep. 2 PIPE...
I don't even talk about my mom really with my close friends. I put the wall up and I'm like, yeah I'm doing great. Doo-doo-doo, let's keep going. But again, I'm really trying to dig deep,
Video examples
Adorable Baby Animal...
bit of persuading before they dare step foot into this brave new world the mom's trying to get the kids out of the box and into the burrow and the kids are trying to get mom from
Video examples
Fire and Feast PIPE A...
this surge of life from the ashes feeds the next generation the new shoots are rich in essential minerals for nursing moms and plenty of grass means plenty of milk
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Dakota Fanning
American Actress
My mom, she is the most unbelievable mom that you could ever have in your entire life and she's always with me on everything. The most I've ever been away from her is two days. I love her more than anybody could ever know.
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Sidney Poitier
American Actor
I learned to hear silence. That's the kind of life I lived: simple. I learned to see things in people around me, in my mom, dad, brothers and sisters.
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Alicia Keys
American Musician
My mom always said, 'Don't date a guy who thinks he's prettier than you.
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Kenny Troutt
American Businessman
My mom was born poor, raised poor, and was going to die poor.
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Jeff Bridges
American Actor
I think my love of journalizing my life comes from my mom.
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Nadya Suleman
American Celebrity
I wanted to be a mom. That's all I ever wanted in my life.
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Sofia Richie
American Celebrity
I spent pretty much every minute of my life with my mom.
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Kim Fields
American Actress
Being a mom is really the greatest role in my life.
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Kerri Walsh Jennings
American Athlete
My mom is a constant in my life in so many ways.
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Jayson Tatum
American Athlete
I've always lived with my mom. My whole life.
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Dakota Fanning
American Actress
My mom, she is the most unbelievable mom that you could ever have in your entire life and she's always with me on everything. The most I've ever been away from her is two days. I love her more than anybody could ever know.
Quote examples
Sidney Poitier
American Actor
I learned to hear silence. That's the kind of life I lived: simple. I learned to see things in people around me, in my mom, dad, brothers and sisters.
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Alicia Keys
American Musician
My mom always said, 'Don't date a guy who thinks he's prettier than you.
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Kenny Troutt
American Businessman
My mom was born poor, raised poor, and was going to die poor.
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Jeff Bridges
American Actor
I think my love of journalizing my life comes from my mom.
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Nadya Suleman
American Celebrity
I wanted to be a mom. That's all I ever wanted in my life.
Quote examples
Sofia Richie
American Celebrity
I spent pretty much every minute of my life with my mom.
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Kim Fields
American Actress
Being a mom is really the greatest role in my life.
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Kerri Walsh Jennings
American Athlete
My mom is a constant in my life in so many ways.
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Jayson Tatum
American Athlete
I've always lived with my mom. My whole life.
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