120 Mom Jokes That Are Sure to Make Your Mama Smile

Knock, knock. Who’s there? Adore. Adore who? Adore you, Mommy!

Motherhood is hard. Sure, it is one of the most rewarding positions we moms will ever have, but sometimes we just have to laugh so that we don’t cry. And as it just so happens, there are plenty of jokes and puns that are sure to make any mom smile!

In honor of moms everywhere, we have rounded up a collection of 120 mom jokes that are sure to put a smile on your mother’s face. This list has you covered with kid-friendly knock, knock jokes, clever one-liners, tongue-in-cheek mom puns, and silly Q&A jokes that any mom will love. (Like these mom memes—they’re funny because they’re true!).

Take a gander at our list of 120 jokes about Mom and pick out your favorite wisecracks to share with Mom over brunch. There are plenty of jokes that the kids will be able to include in a hand-made Mother’s Day card and even some hilarious quips that would be perfect to use as a Mother's Day Instagram caption for a family photo in honor of Mom on her special day.

120 Funny Mom Jokes

1. "It’s spicy” is a universal mom code for “I don’t want to share.”

2. Son: “Mom, can I have $20?”
Mom: “Does it look like I am made of money?”
Son: “Well, isn't that what M-O-M stands for?”

3. What kind of flowers are best for Mother’s Day? Mums.

4. What did the baby corn say to the mama corn? Where’s Pop-corn?

5. What did the panda give his mommy? A bear hug.

6. Don’t wake up Mom! There are at least seven species that eat their young. Your mom may be one of them.

7. Why is a computer so smart? Because it listens to its motherboard.

8. Why did they have to rush the mommy rattlesnake to the doctor? She bit her tongue!

9. Why did the mommy cat want to go bowling? She was an alley cat.

10. Why did the cookie cry? Because his mother was a wafer so long!

11. Why was it so hard for the pirate to call his mom? Because she left the phone off the hook.

12. What are the three quickest ways to spread a rumor? The internet, telephone, and telling your mom.

13. Why is Mother’s Day before Father’s Day? So the kids can spend all their Christmas money on Mom.

14. What makes more noise than a child jumping on mommy’s bed? Two children jumping on mommy’s bed!

15. I asked a police recruit during an exam, “What would you do if you had to arrest your own mother?”
He said, “Call for backup.”

16. What color flowers do mama cats like to get? Purrrrrrrple flowers.

17. Cleaning with kids in the house is like brushing your teeth with Oreos.

18. What do you call a short mom? A mini-mum.

19. I bought my mom a mug that says, “Happy Mother’s Day from the World’s Worst Son”.
I forgot to mail it but I think she knows.

20. What did the lazy boy say to his mom on Mother’s Day when she was about to do the dishes? “Relax Mom… you can just do them in the morning.”

21. What sweets do astronaut moms like? Mars bars.

22. I don’t want to sleep like a baby. I want to sleep like my husband.

23. How do you keep little cows quiet, so their mommy can sleep late? Use the moooooote button.

24. There are two amounts of pasta moms are good at cooking:
Not enough and enough for 3,000 people.

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25. Mom: “Look at that kid over there; he’s not misbehaving.”
Son: “Maybe he has good parents then!”

26. What did the mama tomato say to the baby tomato? Catch up!

27. Mommy: “Mommy will think about it!”
Narrator: “Mommy never thought about it. She knew it was ‘no’ all along and just wanted everyone to STFU.”

28. Knock, knock.
Who’s there?
Howard.
Howard who?
Howard you like breakfast in bed, Mommy?

29. What was Cleopatra’s favorite day of the year? Mummy’s Day.

30. Silence is golden. Unless you have kids, then silence is suspicious.

31. Why did the baby strawberry cry? Because his mom was in a jam!

32. Licked a dark smear off my finger, and then thought, “Phew it’s chocolate.”

33. What did the mommy spider say to the Baby spider? You spend too much time on the web.

34. I hate when I’m waiting for mom to cook dinner, and then I remember I am the mom, and I have to cook dinner.

35. What did the mother broom say to the baby broom? It’s time to go to sweep!

36. Mom: The amazing ability to hear a sneeze through closed doors, in the middle of the night, three bedrooms away… While daddy snores next to you.

37. Never doubt a mother! She can carry a screaming toddler, two gallons of milk, talk on her cell phone, and still slap the snot out of you for looking at her crazy.

38. Boy: “My mom is having a new baby.”
Girl: “What’s wrong with the old one?”

39. Nothing is really lost… until mom can’t find it.

40. Whoever wrote the song “Easy Like Sunday Morning” did not have kids.

41. There is a legend that if you take a shower and scream “Mom” three times, a nice lady appears with the towel you forgot.

42. Knock, knock.
Who’s there?
Omelet
Omelet who?
Omelet Mommy sleep in today.

43. Motherhood is fun and all, but have you ever had the house alone on a Saturday?

44. Please excuse the mess. My kids are making memories. Of me yelling at them. To clean up the mess.

45. At my age I’m no longer a snack; I’m a Happy Meal. I come with toys and kids.

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46. My Mom told me I’d never amount to anything because I procrastinate too much.
I said, “Oh, yeah? Just you wait.”

47. A toddler can do more in one unsupervised minute than most people can do in a day.

48. Knock, knock.
Who’s there?
Llama.
Llama who?
Llama Llama, I love my mama!

49. When your mom’s voice is so loud, even your neighbors brush their teeth and get dressed.

50. Son: “Mom, what’s a weekend?”
Mom: “I don’t know, sweetheart, I haven’t had one since you were born.”

51. Baby snake: “Mommy, are we poisonous?”
Mommy snake: “Yes, son. Why?”
Baby snake: “I just bit my tongue!”

52. Yes, please get a new cup every time you need water — said no mom ever.

53. You know you’re a mom when you understand why Mama Bear’s porridge was too cold.

54. Knock, knock.
Who’s there?
Yo mama.
Yo mama who?
Yo mama who knows you didn’t throw out the garbage like I asked you to.

55. They say women speak 20,000 words a day. I have a daughter who gets that done by breakfast.