- mom|ism
- mom|ism «MOM ihz uhm», noun.Informal. the emotional domination of a son by his mother.╂[(coined by Philip Wylie) < mom + -ism]
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ism — is·ma·el·ism; iso·la·tion·ism; isom·er·ism; isos·ter·ism; ital·ian·ism; ivory tower·ism; jack·son·ism; jaco·bin·ism; jaco·bit·ism; jain·ism; jan·sen·ism; ja·pan·ism; jef·fer·so·nian·ism; jesu·it·ism; jew·ism; jin·go·ism; jour·nal·ism; ju·da·ism;… … English syllables
mom — an·e·mom·e·ter; an·e·mom·e·try; ar·ith·mom·e·ter; as·tig·mom·e·ter; at·mom·e·ter; bro·mom·e·try; cal·li·mom·i·dae; car·da·mom; chro·mom·e·ter; dy·na·mom·e·ter; dy·na·mom·e·try; he·mom·e·ter; mom; MOM; mom·bin; mom·ism; mom·mack; mom·me; mom·met;… … English syllables
-dac·tyl·ism; — ab·i·e·tate; ab·i·e·tene; abio·gen·e·sis; abi·og·e·nist; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·sorp·ti·om·e·ter; aca·cat·e·chin; ac·ac·e·tin; acad·e·mist; acad·e·my; ac·cel·er·om·e·ter; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; ac·e·tab·u·late; ac·e·tab·u·lif·era;… … English syllables
momism — mom·ism … English syllables
momism — /mom iz euhm/, n. (sometimes cap.) excessive adulation of the mother and undue dependence on maternal care or protection, resulting in absence or loss of maturity and independence. [MOM + ISM; coined by U.S. author Philip Wylie (1902 71) in A… … Universalium
momism — mom•ism [[t]ˈmɒm ɪz əm[/t]] n. undue dependence on maternal protection resulting in loss of maturity and independence • Etymology: coined by U.S. author Philip Wylie (1902–71) in A Generation of Vipers (1942) … From formal English to slang
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momism — A term relating to excessive or overbearing mothering, especially as attributed to American cultural stereotypes. * * * mom·ism mäm .iz əm n an excessive popular adoration and oversentimentalizing of mothers that is held to be oedipal in nature … Medical dictionary
momism — ☆ momism [mäm′iz΄əm ] n. [coined (1942) by P. Wylie, U.S. writer < MOM & ISM] excessive, esp. sentimentalized, devotion to mothers or motherhood, thought to result in a mother s domination over her children and their failure to mature… … English World dictionary
-dac·ty·lous; — ab·i·e·tate; ab·i·e·tene; abio·gen·e·sis; abi·og·e·nist; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·sorp·ti·om·e·ter; aca·cat·e·chin; ac·ac·e·tin; acad·e·mist; acad·e·my; ac·cel·er·om·e·ter; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; ac·e·tab·u·late; ac·e·tab·u·lif·era;… … English syllables
