Collocations for "mom"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "mom" in context.
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mom
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [young, teen, teenage, first-time, single] mom
- a [caring, loving, cruel, kind, protective] mom
- my [biological, step-, adoptive] mom
- Mom, can I go to the [concert, ball, game]?
- [did you ask, have you asked] mom for permission?
- what does mom [think, say] about it?
- mom (always) knows (what's) best
- a mom of [one]
- is a wife and mom
- is (a) mom to [three] [children, boys, girls, kids, teenagers]
- a [baby, child] and its mom
- a mom and her [daughter, children, two sons]
- my mom and dad
- you [look, are] just like your mom
- wearing mom jeans
'mom' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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- album
- argument
- baking
- basement
- biscuit
- borrow
- cemetery
- clear
- clench
- cookie
- crust
- dad
- drawing
- drunk
- earring
- easy-going
- easygoing
- expel
- fight
- fool
- gravy
- grief
- hiding
- home
- homesick
- hug
- let
- lip
- marine
- miss
- normal
- pancake
- permission
- picture
- prank
- prayer
- soccer
- spanking
- sweater
- tattoo
- wank