Meaning of mommyism | Babel Free
Definitions
The state or behaviour of a mother and motherhood, especially when emphasized as one's identity in identity politics.
US, uncountable
Examples
“I also find⟳ it impossible to accept⟳ the notion that Hitchcock, so ruthlessly committed, throughout his Hollywood career, to depicting the terrors of American mommyism, would uncritically suggest⟳ that the state to which we would like⟳ to return⟳ is Mother's enveloping, sonorous nurture.”
“[…] how the patriarchy created the baby clock mythology to con women into surrendering to mommyism.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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