mama's boy

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mama's boy^¹

noun mama's boys · Mama's boy · mamma's boy · Mamma's boy · mammie's boy · Mammie's boy

Canada, US, derogatory, idiomatic, informal A male who has a very close bond with his mother, and may consequently be perceived as soft or effeminate. He's such a mama's boy that he can't even ask a girl out for a date without his mother's approval.
Similar: nancyboy, pansy

Mama's boy^²

noun Mama's boys

Alternative letter-case form of mama's boy He was authoritarian but he was also a Mama’s boy, and his mouth, as I said, was a little soft and a lot contemptuous.

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noun male overly attached to his mother

Español	niño de mamá, madrero, nene de mamá, enmadrado, regalón, mamón
한국어	마마보이 mamaboi
日本語	マザーコンプレックス mazā konpurekkusu, ママっ子 mamakko, マザコンの男 mazakon no otoko
中文	媽寶 /妈宝 mābǎo, 媽寶男 /妈宝男 mābǎonán, 離不開媽媽的男孩 /离不开妈妈的男孩 líbùkāi māma de nánhái
Português	filhinho da mamãe
Français	petit garçon à sa maman, fils à maman
Deutsch	Muttersöhnchen
Italiano	mammone, mammoletta
Русский	ма́менькин сыно́к mámenʹkin synók, ма́мин сыно́к mámin synók
Tiếng Việt	bám váy mẹ, cơm chín vần ra
العربية	صَبِيُّ الْأُمّ ṣabiyyu l-ʔumm, اِبْنُ وَالِدَتِهِ ibnu wālidatihi

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@misc{mama_s_boy_2026,
  title = {mama's boy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mama's%20boy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}