boy mom

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

The second sense originates from a comment section in a TikTok video from a user named "amandachristine", stating that she loves all of her children equally but the youngest son "just hits different".

Noun

boy mom (plural boy moms)

  1. (slang) A mother with a male son.
    Proud boy moms assemble!
  2. (Internet slang, derogatory) An often single mother with a male child who coddles him almost to the point of romantic attachment, possibly while ignoring her female children.
    I saw a boy mom at the last football game actually kissed her son on the lips. Boy moms truly are a different breed.