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👧 A girl's name 🥟 A dumpling 👹 A scary hoax 📖 A children's book
momo

momo

1 9.6
A 1973 children's novel by Michael Ende about a girl who helps people get back lost time
  • proper noun
  • Literature
translation icon : Momo
  • Momo.

Examples

  • MOMO says:

    Blog text (11)

  • In the story, Momo teaches her friends the importance of valuing time.

  • The main character, Momo, embarks on an adventure to save her lost friends.

  • Everyone in town hoped to see Momo return and help them enjoy life again.

Synonyms

Planetfall
vsmomo
  • Literature
9.6

A 2015 science fiction novel about people on a new planet and their mental struggles

focuses on a children's story about a girl helping people recover lost time

Compounds

momo dumpling
4.6

A small dumpling filled with meat or vegetables, popular in Nepal and Tibet

spicy veggie momo
  • Indian
3.8

A dumpling filled with spicy cooked vegetables often steamed or fried

Surface Forms

momo main

Etymology

Momo is the title of Michael Ende's 1973 book because it is the girl's name in the story. Ende chose a short, friendly name, so the book is about the girl who helps people get back their lost 'time'.