mommune
UK/ˈmɒm.juːn/US/ˈmɑː.mjuːn/
mommune noun: a group of mothers, often with their children, that share a communal living space to support each other in parenting, household chores, and other aspects of daily life.
Noun
mommune (plural mommunes)
- A group of mothers, often with their children, that share a communal living space to support each other in parenting, household chores, and other aspects of daily life.
- needs to form local "mommune" to share chidcare, dinnermaking, driving, etc. We could bake bread and share hand me downs and drink wine...2008 October 15, @CiaraBlume, Twitter, archived from the original on 22 Jul 2024
- And so, more by accident than design, the women hit on a new domestic set-up: the “mommune”, as it is termed in America.2018 September 29, Giulia Rhodes, “‘It was like a marriage, only better’: the single mothers who moved in together”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 01 May 2024
Forms of mommune
| plural | mommunes |
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Origin of mommune
Blend of mom + commune.
Questions about mommune
- What does mommune mean?
- Mommune means a group of mothers, often with their children, that share a communal living space to support each other in parenting, household chores, and other aspects of daily life.
- What part of speech is mommune?
- Mommune is a noun.
- How do you pronounce mommune?
- Mommune is pronounced /ˈmɒm.juːn/ (UK).
- What is the plural of mommune?
- The plural of mommune is mommunes.
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