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☆ mom·ism (mäm′iz′əm)

noun

excessive, esp. sentimentalized, devotion to mothers or motherhood, thought to result in a mother's domination over her children and their failure to mature psychologically

Etymology: coined (1942) by P. Wylie, U.S. writer < mom & -ism

Browse dictionary entries near momism

  1. ‹ momentums
  2. ‹ momentum
  3. ‹ momentousness
  4. ‹ momentously
  5. ‹ momentous
  6. ‹ momento
  7. ‹ momently
  8. ‹ momentary
  9. ‹ momentariness
  10. ‹ momentarily
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