mama's boy

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

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noun, pl ⋯ boys [count]
US disapproving : a boy or man who is seen as weak because he is controlled or protected too much by his mother

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ˈmama's boy 7 [mama's boy] (NAmE) (BrE ˈmummy's boy) noun
(disapproving) a boy or man who depends too much on his mother
See also:mummy's boy

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