mumma's boy
mumma's boy is the alternative spelling 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: Mumma's boy
Mumma's boy (plural Mumma's boys)
- Alternative spelling of mama's boy.
- “Ah, he’s all piss and wind like a barber’s cat . . . a real Mumma’s boy.” […] “Ah, you’re not a bad poor bastard,” she sighed. “But you don’t know nothin’. You’re just a poor, inoffensive Mumma’s boy.”1959, Dorothy Hewett, chapter 4, in Bobbin Up (Virago Modern Classics; 172), London: Virago Press, →ISBN, pages 29 and 38
- Unfortunately—or perhaps fortunately—there weren’t too many local men around Serina’s age who weren’t already married, or Mumma’s boys, or simply too unattractive for words.2010, Miranda Lee, chapter 4, in A Night, a Secret…a Child (Harlequin Presents; 2921), Don Mills, Ont.: Harlequin Enterprises, →ISBN, page 34
Forms of mumma's boy
| plural | mumma's boys |
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| plural | Mumma's boys |
Questions about mumma's boy
- What is mumma's boy the alternative spelling of?
- Mumma's boy is the alternative spelling of mama's boy.
- What part of speech is mumma's boy?
- Mumma's boy is a noun.
- What is the plural of mumma's boy?
- The plural of mumma's boy is mumma's boys.
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