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crunchy mom

crunchy mom noun: a mother who adheres to a natural or traditional lifestyle of parenting, including an emphasis on consuming organic foods, recycling, engaging with nature, homeschooling their child or children and avoiding modern medicine.

Noun

crunchy mom (plural crunchy moms)

  1. (Canada, US) A mother who adheres to a natural or traditional lifestyle of parenting, including an emphasis on consuming organic foods, recycling, engaging with nature, homeschooling their child or children and avoiding modern medicine.
    • Mary Ellenn
      non-crunchy mom to
      William (8)
      Matthew (6)
      Margaret (1)2003 May 7, DGoree, misc.kids.breastfeeding (Usenet)
    • really thinks she revert to a crunchy mom approach and say no to medications for her child.2009 August 20, cenglishross, Twitter

Examples of crunchy mom in a sentence

  • Baby wearing, the practice of carrying babies in wraps, slings, or other similar carrying devices, is often touted as the latest trend or "crunchy mom" obsession, but this practice is nothing new.2015 February 15, Patricia A. Mackin, Your Breastfeeding Guidebook, →ISBN, page 127:
  • Some I had known since childhood, and others were friends I had met online in crunchy mom groups.2017 October 24, Star McGill-Goudey, “Strong Like Her”, in Barbara Straus Lodge, Candace Walsh, editor, Greetings From Janeland: Women...
  • No one at the time! (Except your friend's crunchy mom who never had sugary cereal in the pantry and refused to put jam on her wheat peanut butter sandwiches.)2023 April, Heidi Lee Anderson, P. S. It's Gonna Be Good: How God's Word Answers Our Questions about Faith, Fear, and All the Things...

Synonyms of crunchy mom

Antonyms

Forms of crunchy mom

pluralcrunchy moms

Origin of crunchy mom

From crunchy + mom, likely in reference to crunchy organic foods like granola. Compare earlier crunchy granola.

Questions about crunchy mom

What does crunchy mom mean?
Crunchy mom means a mother who adheres to a natural or traditional lifestyle of parenting, including an emphasis on consuming organic foods, recycling, engaging with nature, homeschooling their child or children and avoiding modern medicine.
How do you use crunchy mom in a sentence?
Baby wearing, the practice of carrying babies in wraps, slings, or other similar carrying devices, is often touted as the latest trend or "crunchy mom" obsession, but this practice is nothing new.
What part of speech is crunchy mom?
Crunchy mom is a noun.
What is the plural of crunchy mom?
The plural of crunchy mom is crunchy moms.

Words near crunchy mom in the dictionary

  1. crunchy
  2. crunchy granola
  3. crunchy granolas
  4. crunchy mama
  5. crunchy mamas
  6. crunchy mom
  7. crunchy moms
  8. crunchy roll
  9. crunchy rolls
  10. crunchy-gravel drama
  11. crunchy-gravel dramas

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