mammie's boy
mammie's boy is the alternative form of mama's boy.
Meaning of mama's boy
Noun
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.
Noun capitalized: Mammie's boy
Mammie's boy (plural Mammie's boys)
- Alternative form of mama's boy.
- And you need toughening up. You’re a real Mammie’s boy. She used to put lipstick and rouge on you, do you remember that?1998, Trevor Grundy, chapter 3, in Memoir of a Fascist Childhood, London: Arrow Books, published 1999, →ISBN, page 71
- He looked on Jim as a “Mammie’s boy”, not realizing that it was as much his fault, as he did not take Jim anywhere.2008 September 17, Jim Higgins, “Sadness and Happiness”, in Shaking, Central Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, →ISBN, page 50
Forms of mammie's boy
| plural | mammie's boys |
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| plural | Mammie's boys |
Questions about mammie's boy
- What is mammie's boy the alternative form of?
- Mammie's boy is the alternative form of mama's boy.
- What part of speech is mammie's boy?
- Mammie's boy is a noun.
- What is the plural of mammie's boy?
- The plural of mammie's boy is mammie's boys.
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