mom
Dad's parenting partner
Mom is an informal word for mother, used especially in American English.
It functions both as a term of address Mom, can I borrow the car? and as a reference My mom works nights.
The word carries warmth and familiarity.
A mom and pop store is a small family-owned business.
Soccer mom describes a suburban mother devoted to shuttling children to activities.
Reducing distress or discomfort
- embraceHold closely in arms
- hugTight, affectionate clasp
- reassuranceWords meant to calm
- securityProtection from threat
sanctuary · consolation · solace · warmth · softness · coziness · snuggle · blanket
Attending to dependents
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
- affectionWarm emotional attachment
- compassionConcern for others' distress
- warmthHeat you feel
kindness · empathy · patience · devotion · selflessness · bonding · encouragement · understanding
Carrying developing offspring
- birthComing into the world
- motherhoodState of being a female parent
- maternityState of being pregnant
- breastfeedingLactation-based infant nourishment
lactation · gestation · womb · fertility · conception · labor · delivery · postpartum
Female family leader
- grandmotherMother of a parent
- daughterFemale child of parents
- mother-in-lawSpouse's maternal parent
- stepmotherFather's spouse, not birth mother
stay-at-home · siblings · household · ancestry · lineage · heritage · generations · kinship
Guidance on decisions
- wisdomGood judgment from experience
- teachingProfession of instructing others
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
- encouragementSupport spurring continued effort
instruction · mentorship · life lessons · values · morals · homework help · correction · boundaries
soothing
Reducing distress or discomfort
- embraceHold closely in arms
- hugTight, affectionate clasp
- reassuranceWords meant to calm
security · sanctuary · consolation · solace · warmth · softness · coziness · snuggle · blanket · lullaby
caregiving
Attending to dependents
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
- affectionWarm emotional attachment
- compassionConcern for others' distress
warmth · kindness · empathy · patience · devotion · selflessness · bonding · encouragement · understanding · protection
pregnancy
Carrying developing offspring
- birthComing into the world
- motherhoodState of being a female parent
- maternityState of being pregnant
breastfeeding · lactation · gestation · womb · fertility · conception · labor · delivery · postpartum · prenatal
matriarch
Female family leader
- grandmotherMother of a parent
- daughterFemale child of parents
- mother-in-lawSpouse's maternal parent
stepmother · stay-at-home · siblings · household · ancestry · lineage · heritage · generations · kinship · relatives
ma
Casual term for mother
advice
Guidance on decisions
- wisdomGood judgment from experience
- teachingProfession of instructing others
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
encouragement · instruction · mentorship · life lessons · values · morals · homework help · correction · boundaries · expectations
- familymother, father, parents, siblings, parent
- family lifebirth, kinship, childbirth, pregnancy, new baby
- family membersmother, father, sister, brother, son
- family termsparents, nuclear family, mothers, extended family, fathers
- parentinggentle parenting, child, children, kids, childcare
- relativesmother, father, sister, brother, aunt
- mom and dad
- hockey momParent of young players
- single momFemale parent without partner
- your momFemale parent, yours
- new momRecently delivered woman
- soccer momsActivity-ferrying parent demographic