MOM | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of mom in English

(Definition of mom from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
(Definition of mom from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of mom

mom
I don't have to worry about my mom.
When his mom's car broke down, she made sure he got to work, to class.
These came from a mom during the 1940s.
A lot of it is predicated on tests that are currently going on with his mom.
From ESPN
There were also those who continued to work full-time while raising children, and those who chose to be full-time stay-at-home moms.
I think the best thing my mom has done that lets me open up to her is she's not overbearing.
My mom used to throw in an egg for protein too, never did get salmonella!
From CNN
And we get in the car, and my mom is kind of exaggeratedly swerving.
From ABC News
He brought her to his office and called her mom.
From NPR
It used to be that you'd hear about these kinds of home remedies from your mom.
From CNN
On the road, a minivan makes a left a little too fast -- nothing ominous, just a mom late for pickup.
They'd call other friends and tell them to come over and see what my mom could do.
The mom stays inside most of the time, as the country deals with civil strife.
We believe that every new mom should be required to get this new vaccination.
From ABC News
That's when mom's stop letting their kids outside to play.
From CNN
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Translations of mom

in Chinese (Traditional)
母親, 媽媽…
in Chinese (Simplified)
母亲, 妈妈…
in Spanish
madre, mamá, mamá [feminine…
in Portuguese
mamãe, mãe, mãe [feminine]…
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आई…
ママ(米国で母をさす言葉), 母親(ははおや)…
anne…
maman [feminine], maman…
mama…
mam…
ஒரு தாய்…
माँ…
માતા, માં…
mor…
mamma…
emak…
die Mama…
mamma [masculine], mamma…
ماں…
мама…
мама…
అమ్మ…
أُمّ…
একজন মা…
maminka…
ibu, mama…
แม่…
mẹ…
mama…
엄마…
mamma, madre…
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