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▪ I. † ˈmomism1 Obs. rare—0.
[f. Mom-us + -ism.]
Carping; fault-finding.
1611Cotgr., Momerie, momerie, momisme, carping, fault-finding. 1625in Minsheu Ductor (ed. 2) 471.
▪ II. momism2 U.S.|ˈmɒmɪz(ə)m|
Also Momism.
[f. mom + -ism.]
Excessive attachment to, or domination by, the mother.
1942P. Wylie Generation of Vipers xi. 185 Hitherto..man has shown a considerable qui vive to the dangers which arise from momism and freely perceived that his ‘old wives’ were often vixens, dragons, and xanthippes. Ibid. 197 The mealy look of men today is the result of momism and so is the pinched and baffled fury in the eyes of womankind. 1947Sat. Rev. (U.S.) 18 Jan. 19/2 Philip Wylie's latest diatribe about momism is welcome since it frankly implies that men have relinquished their duties as fathers. 1958Times Lit. Suppl. 17 Oct. 595/1 The great condottiere of the lodes was a victim of ‘momism’. His mother, it seems, made marriage impossible. 1962R. E. Fitch Odyssey of Self-Centred Self iv. 129 We reject the Father God, and turn to Mother Nature. This is metaphysical Momism. 1968‘E. V. Cunningham’ Cynthia (1969) ix. 117 You never made a real pass at me. You suffer from reverse Momism. |