mommie
gb/mˈɑmi/ us/mˈɑmi/
A1
English
anyu, anyuci, anyuka
NOUN
A1
INFORMAL
1
Usage pattern:
[someone]'s mommie
The toddler ran to his mommie when he fell.
A kisgyerek odaszaladt az anyukájához, amikor elesett.
"Mommie, can you read me a story?" she asked.
„Anyuci, felolvasol nekem egy mesét?” – kérdezte.
In the note, the child wrote, "I love you, Mommie."
Learner examples
My mommie is at home.
Az anyukám otthon van.
I want my mommie.
Anyut akarom.
Common mistake:
In most modern writing, mommy (with -y) is more common than mommie.
Meaning
a child's word for mother
Collocations
my mommie
|mommie and daddy
|go to mommie
|ask mommie
|call for mommie
|mommie said no
|mommie loves you
|mommie's hug
|mommie's voice
|miss my mommie
Synonyms
mommy (Same meaning; more common spelling.)
|
mom (More general and common; less childlike.)
|
mum (Common in British English.)
Antonyms
daddy (The corresponding childlike word for father.)
Themes
family
|relationships
|parenting
|daily_life
Definition
your mother (often said by a child).
A child's or affectionate informal word for a person's mother; a less common spelling of mommy.
Grammar
Dictionary form
mommie
IPA
GB/mˈɑmi/
US/mˈɑmi/
Syllables & stress
mom - mie (2 syllables)
Stress on 1st syllable (mom)
Word forms
Noun
- Base: mommie
- Plural: mommies
Word family
Expressions
mommie dearest
1/mˈɑmi dˈɪɹɪst/
fixed phrase
informal
sarcastic address for a harsh mother
a joking way to talk about a strict or mean mother.
Examples
- When she started criticizing my clothes again, I thought, "Here comes Mommie Dearest."
- "Okay, Mommie Dearest," he said, "I’ll clean my room."
mommie's boy
1/mˈɑmiz bˈɔɪ/
fixed phrase
informal
overly dependent on his mother
a boy or man who depends too much on his mother.
Examples
- His friends teased him for being a mommie's boy.
- He isn't a mommie's boy—he just has a close relationship with his mother.
Learner examples
- They called him a mommie's boy.
mommie's little helper
1/mˈɑmiz lˈɪtəl hˈɛlpɚ/
idiom
informal
drug used to cope with stress
a medicine (or similar thing) used to manage stress.
Examples
- In the 1960s, tranquilizers were sometimes nicknamed mommie's little helper.
- He joked that coffee was his mommie's little helper during the busiest weeks.