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mommy

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++mom·my /ˈmɒmi $ ˈmɑːmi/ ●●● S3 noun (plural mommies) [countable]  American EnglishMOTHER mother – used by or to young children 妈咪〔儿语〕 SYN British English mummy
Examples from the Corpus
mommyMy lambie doesn't have a mommy.She brought him his sandwich and soda, placing it down like a mommy, passing a hand through his wet hair.Sally gently and supportively agreed that it was a good idea to have another story and a little more of mommy.He thought mommy and daddy were sleeping.Here, give that to mommy.
Origin mommy (1900-2000) mammy
mom·my nounChineseSyllable
to mother Corpus used or children by young


mommy
mommy S3 /ˈmɒmi $ ˈmɑːmi/ noun (plural mommies) [countable]
 Date: 1900-2000
 Origin: mammy
American English mother – used by or to young children
   SYN  mummy British English


mommyBrE /ˈmɒmi/ 🔊NAmE /ˈmɑːmi/ 🔊 noun (
plural
mommies
)
(also momma) (both NAmE) (BrE mummy) (informal)
a child's word for a mother (儿语)妈咪