noun
Meaning 1
Finding fault; carping.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
momism
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noun
Meaning 2
Excessive attachment to one’s mother.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, US, countable, informal, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 3
An utterance, piece of advice, etc. from one's mother.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, US, countable, informal, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 4
excessive protection
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: overprotection, overshielding
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: protection
History
Etymology
By extension, from momist.
Etymology tree English mom Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English momism From mom + -ism.