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View synonyms for mama's boy

mama's boy

noun

  1. a boy or man showing excessive attachment to or dependence on his mother.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of mama's boy1

First recorded in 1840–50
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Idioms and Phrases

A sissy, especially a boy or man excessively attached to his mother. For example, The children called Tom a mama's boy because he ran home with every little problem . This sexist expression has survived despite its pejorative tone. [ Colloquial ; mid-1800s]

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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