MOM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does mom mean? 

• MOM (noun)
  The noun MOM has 1 sense:

1. informal terms for a mother

  Familiarity information: MOM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MOM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Informal terms for a mother

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

ma; mama; mamma; mammy; mom; momma; mommy; mum; mummy

Hypernyms ("mom" is a kind of...):

female parent; mother (a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother))

 Context examples 

“For the first time, we have an idea of what tissue in the mom is the one that is likely driving the one for preterm birth,” Muglia says.

(New Genetic Discovery May Eventually End Premature Birth, VOA)

However, new research has found that moms don’t experience this breast cancer protection until many years later and may face elevated risk for more than 20 years after their last pregnancy.

(Breast cancer protection from pregnancy starts decades later, National Institutes of Health)

This is a busy month, for until November 18, you will also focus on your family’s needs, your living quarters, and perhaps preparing your home for the holidays—or you may help a parent if your mom or dad needs assistance.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)