mama's boy

Definitions

1. Alternative letter-case form of mama's boy.
   alt-of
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

15 more languages

العربيةاِبْنُ وَالِدَتِهِصَبِيُّ الْأُمّ

Bosanskimamiš

Češtinamamánek

Suomilellikkipoikamameromamismammanpoika+ 1 more

Hrvatskimamiš

Bahasa Indonesiaanak mamaanak mami

Italianomammolettamammone

日本語マザーコンプレックスマザコンの男ママっ子

한국어마마보이

Polskimaminsynek

Portuguêsfilhinho da mamãe

Русскиймаменькин сынокма́мин сыно́к

Српскиmamiš

Svenskamorsgris

Українськама́мин сино́кмату́син сино́к

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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