Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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adj
Initialism of month-over-month/month-on-month; compared to the same time period in the previous month.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
Topics: mathematics, sciences, statistics
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name
One’s mother.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
Synonyms: Mam, Mommy, Mother, Mummy, Mum
Antonyms: Dad
name
A surname from Khmer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Mother.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, South-Africa, US, West-Midlands, colloquial, informal
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noun
Mother.
used as a term of address for one's wife
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, South-Africa, US, West-Midlands, broadly, colloquial, informal
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noun
An adult female owner of a pet.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
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noun
prefix of a female commoner who marries a royal prince.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Initialism of middle of the market.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, middle
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noun
Initialism of message-oriented middleware, hardware or software infrastructure supporting sending and receiving of messages between distributed systems.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
Qualifier: hardware
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, software
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noun
Initialism of motive, opportunity, means (“factors to consider in investigating a crime”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
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noun
Alternative form of MoM.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative, uncountable
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verb
To care for in a motherly way.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, US, informal, transitive
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noun
informal terms for a mother
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: ma, mama, mamma, momma, mommy, mammy, mum, mummy
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: mother, female parent
History
Proprialisation of mom.
Transliteration of Khmer មុំ (mum, “corner, angle”).
Clipping of momma.
Transliteration of Thai หม่อม (mɔ̀m)
