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momsplain

momsplain verb: to explain something in a condescending manner to a childless person, presuming that childless people have a lower social status or judgement skills.

Verb

momsplain (third-person singular simple present momsplains, present participle momsplaining, simple past and past participle momsplained)

  1. (Canada, US, informal) To explain something in a condescending manner to a childless person, presuming that childless people have a lower social status or judgement skills.
    • The PM urges 29-year-old Princeton alum O’Connor to decide immediately whether she wants a husband and children, and it sounds a lot like momsplaining to O’Connor that she definitely wants a husband and children.2014 March 14, Katy Waldman, “Princeton Mom's One Saving Grace”, The XX Factor, in Slate, archived from the original on 19 Jul 2023

Forms of momsplain

third-person singular presentmomsplains
present participlemomsplaining
past participlemomsplained
pastmomsplained

Origin of momsplain

From mom + -splain, after mansplain.

Questions about momsplain

What does momsplain mean?
Momsplain means to explain something in a condescending manner to a childless person, presuming that childless people have a lower social status or judgement skills.
What part of speech is momsplain?
Momsplain is a verb.
What is the past tense of momsplain?
The past tense of momsplain is momsplained.

Words near momsplain in the dictionary

  1. momser
  2. momserim
  3. momsers
  4. momship
  5. momsies
  6. momsplain
  7. momsplained
  8. momsplaining
  9. momsplains
  10. momsy
  11. momtini

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