Meaning of sanctimommy | Babel Free

Definitions

A mother who exhibits a superior attitude and openly judges others' parenting.

Canada, US, derogatory, informal

Examples

“I'm late for pediatrician appointments. I can't make⟳ straight parts in my girls' hair. I forget⟳ to send⟳ them in the snow⟳ with hats, as the kind sanctimommies of the neighborhood are delighted to point⟳ out with their eyebrows raised as far as Botox will allow⟳.”

“She even has to endure the occasional judgments from sanctimommies—women who are much, much better mothers than Kelly and who sometimes wonder⟳ aloud, "Why can't her kids swim⟳ yet?" or "Why is she drinking a glass of wine at her daughter's birthday party?" (God no!)”

“But Waldman’s reaction spoke for any vulnerable young mother holding a bottle subjected in public to a drive-by comment⟳ from the lactation police that “breast is best,” or, who, desperate for a few consecutive hours of sleep⟳, let⟳ her child cry⟳ for ten minutes in her crib before settling, was made to feel⟳ as though she had subjected her offspring of child abuse, by one of the Bialik-style “sanctimommies.””

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