单词 | mom |
释义 | mom (once / 1190 pages) n Mom is what many Americans call their mothers. Mothers with young children hear this word about 10,000 times a day, usually all in a row. Mom. Mom. Mom. You get the idea. Mom is a very common informal word in the U.S. for “mother,” shortened from momma or mommy, an even more childish nickname for your mother. If you’re talking directly to your mom, using “mom” like a name, capitalize it – "Hi, Mom!" If you’re talking about her or another mom, don’t – "Hi, other person’s mom." In other English-speaking parts of the world, people might use mum instead. WORD FAMILYmom: momism, moms, supermom+/supermom: supermoms USAGE EXAMPLESThe final years of my dad’s life, and my mom’s awe-inspiring devotion and care to the very end. Salon(Jan 02, 2017) “Speaking as a mom, I felt a chill down my spine,” she said referring to recent political broadcast. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) “We lived in basements and in my mom’s car at one point.” Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) n informal terms for a mother Syn|Hyper ma, mama, mamma, mammy, momma, mommy, mum, mummy female parent, mother a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother) |
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