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# mom

noun (a mom, moms) — American and Canadian English; informal

«mom» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (informal, USA and Canada) Mom is a child's word for mother. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mom/#m1)
2. Mom is also used as a name when talking to your mother: "Mom, can I go out?" [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mom/#m2)

### In the lessons

In American and Canadian stories and lessons, children call their mother Mom; in the UK and Ireland the word is Mum (Ireland also Mam), in Australia and New Zealand Mum. In maths family problems, Mom's age, Mom's money or Mom's shopping are common. Phrases: my mom, stay-at-home mom, Mom and Dad.

### Examples

- Mom made pancakes for breakfast. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mom/#x1)
- "Mom, where are my shoes?" [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mom/#x2)
- My mom is a nurse. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mom/#x3)
- Mom is 36 and I am 9, so she is 27 years older than me. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mom/#x4)
- Mom and Dad came to the school play. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mom/#x5)
- I made a card for my mom. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mom/#x6)

### Note

Capital M when used as a name ("Mom said"), small m with "my" ("my mom"). Spelling depends on the country: Mom (USA, Canada), Mum (UK, Australia, New Zealand), Mam (Ireland, northern England, Wales). All mean the same.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «mom» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mom/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«mom» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/mom.html) on Mova free.