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mommy

mommy

1.0
A child's word for mom
  • noun
  • /ˈmɑːmi/
  • Baby Talk
translation icon : mamá
  • - I want to stay with you, Mommy.
  • mommy or mother
  • mommy and daddy
  • tell mommy

So kids are like, Mommy, what the fuck is going on?

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Examples

  • Thomas whispers to me, "If Mommy goes away forever, will you still visit?"

    Fiction book (1991)
  • So I'm with my mommy now and we are shopping.

  • We're going to go, and Mommy helped pick it out.

  • How do you tell the story? "Mommy, Mommy, where did I come from?"

    Academic text (2007)
  • And he called out to his mommy, "Mommy, Mommy, come quickly."

    Academic text (1999)
  • Are we there yet, Mommy?

  • James, please tell mommy where you got that candy.

  • Mommy, where did you meet Daddy?

  • Children, what are we doing in here when mommy's trying to work?

  • When I feel sad, I always want my mommy to give me a hug.

Synonyms

mother
vsmommy
1.0

A woman who has given birth to a child

is the informal child word rather than this formal or neutral designation
mom
vsmommy
  • Informal
1.0

A woman who has a child and cares for them

is the childlike playful form rather than the general informal adult name
mama
vsmommy
  • Baby Talk
1.0

A child's word for their mother

is the specifically childish form rather than just a general informal name
ma
vsmommy
  • Informal
735 7.9

A friendly informal name people use for their mother

is the specific childish variant rather than a broadly used short form
mum
vsmommy
  • UK
223 1.9

A woman who gave you birth or cared for you

is the childish playful version rather than the common British informal form
momma
vsmommy
  • Baby Talk
202 7.7

A child's informal name for their mother

is the standard child address rather than a broader affectionate form
mummy
vsmommy
  • Baby Talk
98 5.6

A child's word for their mother

is the child's British word rather than a neutral adult form
mamma
vsmommy
  • Baby Talk
32 7.5

A woman who cares for a child and helps them grow

is the common childish word rather than a wider family term
mater
vsmommy
  • UK
28 9.9

A mother called jokingly by schoolboys in Britain

is the sincere child term rather than a joking adult variant
ama
vsmommy
24 9.8

A woman who is a mother or cares for children

is the English child's word rather than a multicultural general term
mammy
vsmommy
  • UK
19 9.1

An informal name for a mother used in some English-speaking areas

is the childlike playful word rather than a regionally marked variant
mah
vsmommy
  • Slang
12 9.9

An informal word people use for mother

is the genuine child address rather than an adult slang variant
mam
vsmommy
  • UK
5 8.2

A polite, affectionate word for mother used in parts of the UK and Ireland

is the childish spoken form rather than a polite regional address
mami
vsmommy
  • Informal
5 8.8

A warm, informal word for a mother in Spanish-speaking families

is the simple childish English word rather than this cultural form
mamacita
vsmommy
  • Baby Talk
2 9.5

A child's loving word for mother

is the English child word rather than a language specific diminutive
mumma
vsmommy
  • Baby Talk
2 9.0

A word children use for their mother

is focused on childish speech rather than general affectionate use
mumsy
vsmommy
  • Baby Talk
2 7.9

A loving name a child uses for their mother

is the simple childish address rather than a teasing playful form
female parent
vsmommy
1 1.0

A woman who has a child and cares for them

is the informal child's word rather than this clinical descriptive phrase
amma
vsmommy
  • Indian
9.9

Respectful or loving word for mother used in South Asian families

is the playful child form rather than a respectful cultural address
ammi
vsmommy
  • Indian
9.9

A warm informal name used for a mother in Urdu and Hindi

is the English child's word rather than this language specific address
mae
vsmommy
  • Baby Talk
9.9

A loving word for mother used in Wales

is the straightforward childish English form rather than a regional borrowing

Compounds

mommy juice
  • Informal
9.9

A drink with alcohol mothers drink to relax in the evening

How Affectionate

mama
  • Baby Talk
1.0
mommy
  • Baby Talk
1.0
momma
  • Baby Talk
202 7.7
mom
  • Informal
1.0
mother
1.0

Surface Forms

mommy singular
mommies plural

Morphology

mommy = mom (transparent) = mom + y

This is a clear affectionate diminutive built from 'mom' plus the suffix '-y'.

Etymology

The word mommy comes from the simple baby sound mama, which people use in many languages to mean 'mother'. It is a child's form of mom, so it's the word a young child uses to call their 'mother'.