mummy's boy
mummy'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: Mummy's boy
Mummy's boy (plural Mummy's boys)
- Alternative form of mama's boy.
- When I asked him how many gun slits there were, he said he hadn’t counted and he couldn’t care less. He just wants to go home. Well, what can you expect from such a Mummy’s boy?1989, Kati David, “Robin: England”, in A Child’s War: World War II Through the Eyes of Children, New York, N.Y.: Four Walls Eight Windows, →ISBN, page 34
- His father had worried about him, he knew. Worried that at twelve he was such a Mummy’s boy. A wimp, Dad had called him, but he’d ignored that as he ignored almost everything about the man.2013, Linda Huber, “The Stranger”, in The Paradise Trees, London: Legend Press, →ISBN, page 36
Forms of mummy's boy
| plural | mummy's boys |
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| plural | Mummy's boys |
Questions about mummy's boy
- What is mummy's boy the alternative spelling of?
- Mummy's boy is the alternative spelling of mama's boy.
- What part of speech is mummy's boy?
- Mummy's boy is a noun.
- What is the plural of mummy's boy?
- The plural of mummy's boy is mummy's boys.
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