mommy English · revision 15218

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˈmɒm.i/ ''(UK)''^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is an American variant of [[mamma]],^(Etymonline) or an alteration of [[mammy]].^(MWU 2024) Compare [[mom]] and [[momma]].^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Mother, as a child's word: about 1768 in Merriam-Webster, 1844 in Etymonline;^(MWU 2024)^(Etymonline) the OED's first quotation is from 1902.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ The variant spelling mommie is attested by 1882.^(Etymonline) The ''mommy track'', a career path for women that gives priority to raising children, is attested by 1987.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * c. 1768 – mommy (Merriam-Webster).^(MWU 2024)

+ * 1844 – mommy (Etymonline).^(Etymonline)

+ * 1882 – mommie.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1987 – mommy track.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # ''(chiefly US)'' A child's word for [[mother]].^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[mommy track]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[mom]]

+ * [[momma]]

+ * [[mamma]]

+ * [[mammy]]

+ * [[mummy]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}