mama's boy
mama's boy noun: a male who has a very close bond with his mother, and may consequently be perceived as soft or effeminate.
Noun (1)
mama's boy (plural mama's boys)
- A male who has a very close bond with his mother, and may consequently be perceived as soft or effeminate.
- He's such a mama's boy that he can't even ask a girl out for a date without his mother's approval.
- And now we have plenty of mama’s boys who just want to have fun, who just want to —I don't know— use some women, have fun, have great sex, but they are not able to offer this responsibility in case something happens (!) so that’s why women, they are insecure because sex is something very precious...2020, Alexandra, 8:48–9:45 from the start, in Strong women and weak men, spoken by speaker, Family Code, via YouTube
Noun (2) capitalized: Mama's boy
Mama's boy (plural Mama's boys)
- Alternative letter-case form of mama's boy.
- He was authoritarian but he was also a Mama’s boy, and his mouth, as I said, was a little soft and a lot contemptuous.1994, Jack Erdmann with Larry Kearney, chapter 2, in Whiskey’s Children: An Inspiring True Story of Struggle and Redemption, New York, N.Y.: Kensington Books, published October 1997, →ISBN, page 14
- Why would she fall in love with a man who is such a Mama’s boy when, according to the drama, she has had so many other men running after her?2004, Arthur Gewirtz, “Theatre Guild Year”, in Sidney Howard and Clare Eames: American Theater’s Perfect Couple of the 1920s, Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, →ISBN, page 192
mama's boy meaning in Arabic and Vietnamese
mama's boy in Arabic
- male overly attached to his mother
- صَبِيُّ الْأُمّ ṣabiyyu l-ʔumm, اِبْنُ وَالِدَتِهِ ibnu wālidatihi
mama's boy in Vietnamese
- male overly attached to his mother
- bám váy mẹ, cơm chín vần ra
More languagesFewer languages
- Kashmiri
- ماجہٕ گۆبُر mājhụ gobur
Synonyms of mama's boy
Forms of mama's boy
| plural | mama's boys |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Mama's boy |
| alternative form | mamma's boy |
| alternative form | Mamma's boy |
| alternative form | mammie's boy |
| alternative form | Mammie's boy |
| alternative form | mammy's boy |
| alternative form | Mammy's boy |
| alternative Canada US | momma's boy |
| alternative Canada US | Momma's boy |
| alternative Canada US | mommie's boy |
| alternative Canada US | Mommie's boy |
| alternative Canada US | mommy's boy |
| alternative Canada US | Mommy's boy |
| alternative UK | mumma's boy |
| alternative UK | Mumma's boy |
| alternative UK | mummie's boy |
| alternative UK | Mummie's boy |
| alternative UK | mummy's boy |
| alternative UK | Mummy's boy |
Questions about mama's boy
- What does mama's boy mean?
- Mama's boy means a male who has a very close bond with his mother, and may consequently be perceived as soft or effeminate.
- What is mama's boy in Arabic?
- Mama's boy in Arabic is صَبِيُّ الْأُمّ (ṣabiyyu l-ʔumm), اِبْنُ وَالِدَتِهِ (ibnu wālidatihi). See Mama's boy meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is mama's boy?
- Mama's boy is a noun.
- What is the plural of mama's boy?
- The plural of mama's boy is mama's boys.
Words near mama's boy in the dictionary
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