Meaning of mama's boy | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Alternative letter-case form of mama's boy.
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2. A male who has a very close bond with his mother, and may consequently be perceived as soft or effeminate.
   Canada, US, derogatory, idiomatic, informal

Equivalents

Examples

“He's such a mama's boy that he can't even ask a girl out for a date without his mother's approval.”

“And now we have plenty of mama’s boys who just want to have fun, who just want to —I don't know— use some women, have fun, have great sex, but they are not able to offer this responsibility in case something happens (!) so that’s why women, they are insecure because sex is something very precious that we have to offer; we women, because it’s our bodies, and our bodies, uhm, we become pregnant and men cannot become pregnant, so we bear all of these risks. And, for us, it’s a huge opening if we say yes to a man, if we give ourselves to a man, it’s not only that we open —uh, I’m sorry for the expression— our legs, but, it’s just that we open our heart and soul and we trust that this man is responsible; and if something happens (!) he will take action, he will be there (!) for us; he will behave... [nodding] like a man.”

“He was authoritarian but he was also a Mama’s boy, and his mouth, as I said, was a little soft and a lot contemptuous.”

“Why would she fall in love with a man who is such a Mama’s boy when, according to the drama, she has had so many other men running after her?”

““I’m coldy and dead tired. And childish. I miss my parents.” / “So?” she says softly, to my relief because we’ve had arguments about me being such a Mama’s boy. “So?””

““I was such a Mama’s boy as a kid,” he admitted. “I never stayed overnight at any friend’s house until I was in high school. When I was a little kid, I really couldn’t bear to be away from Mom. I only liked her cooking, and I avoided restaurants, even hamburger or taco stands, until I started dating.””

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