mother's boy

mother's boy
noun
a boy excessively attached to his mother; lacking normal masculine interests
Syn: ↑mamma's boy, ↑mama's boy
Hypernyms: ↑son, ↑boy

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noun
: a boy or young man who is excessively attached to his mother; especially : one who as a result of such an attachment is disinclined to follow masculine pursuits or assume masculine responsibilities

his grandfather … fearing that the youth was on his way to becoming a mother's boy, taught him to swim at an early age — E.J.Kahn

— compare mama's boy

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mother’s boy UK US noun [countable] [singular mother’s boy plural mother’s boys]
a mummy’s boy
Thesaurus: sons and daughters and nephews and nieceshyponym

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mother's boy,
= mama's boy. (Cf.mama's boy)

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