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mommy issues

mommy issues noun: a complex, especially in a boy or man, originating from an unhealthy relationship with one's mother, causing one to behave erratically in romantic relationships.

Noun

mommy issues pl (plural only)

  1. (informal, plural, plural-only) A complex, especially in a boy or man, originating from an unhealthy relationship with one's mother, causing one to behave erratically in romantic relationships.
    • Near-synonym: mother complex

Questions about mommy issues

What does mommy issues mean?
Mommy issues means a complex, especially in a boy or man, originating from an unhealthy relationship with one's mother, causing one to behave erratically in romantic relationships.
What part of speech is mommy issues?
Mommy issues is a noun.

Words near mommy issues in the dictionary

  1. mommunes
  2. mommy
  3. mommy blogger
  4. mommy bloggers
  5. mommy brain
  6. mommy issues
  7. mommy juice
  8. mommy milker
  9. mommy milkers
  10. mommy porn
  11. mommy tax

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