mommy's boy

mommy's boy is the alternative form of mama's boy.

Meaning of mama's boy

mama's boy (plural mama's boys)

(Canada, US, derogatory, idiomatic, informal) 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.
Synonyms:

nancyboy, pansy

Mommy's boy (plural Mommy's boys)

(Canada, US, alternative) Alternative form of mama's boy.
- This happens to most little girls about their fathers in exactly the same way, and whether you call it the “Oedipus Complex” or simply say, “My little boy is such a Mommy’s boy. My little girl is simply mad about her father,” it’s still a fact that there’s a lot of emotional tension there which...1944 May, Hannah Lees, “The Word You Can’t Say”, in Hygeia, volume 22, number 5, Chicago, Ill.: American Medical Association, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 389, column 1
- Maybe if you weren’t such a Mommy’s boy she’d be here right now, instead of hooked up to every machine imaginable! That’s where Mommy is…fighting for her life in a hospital bed because you’re such a cry baby!2008, Brenda Youngerman, chapter 1, in Hidden Truths, New York, N.Y.: Eloquent Books, →ISBN, part 1, pages 11–12

plural	mommy's boys
plural	Mommy's boys

What is mommy's boy the alternative form of?: Mommy's boy is the alternative form of mama's boy.
What part of speech is mommy's boy?: Mommy's boy is a noun.
What is the plural of mommy's boy?: The plural of mommy's boy is mommy's boys.

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