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mombie

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A cow.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Zimbabwe

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noun

Meaning 2

A mother who is consumed by raising her children to the point of being sleep-deprived or simply obsessed, and hence zombie-like.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Canada, US, derogatory, slang, sometimes

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noun

Meaning 3

A zombie (i.e. undead) mother.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Canada, US, nonce-word, slang

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Bantu *ngòmbè Shona mombebor. English mombie Borrowed from Shona mombe (“cow”), from Proto-Bantu *ngòmbè.

Blend of mom + zombie.