Mamma's Boy (Noun)
Meaning
A boy excessively attached to his mother; lacking normal masculine interests.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- He's such a mamma's boy, he still lives with his mother at the age of 30 and can't even do his own laundry.
- His friends tease him for being a mamma's boy because he always runs to his mother for advice instead of making his own decisions.
- After his parents' divorce, he became a mamma's boy, clinging to his mother and refusing to spend time with his father.
- The coach thought the new player was a mamma's boy because he always called his mother to complain about the team's strategy.
- His family jokes that he's a mamma's boy because he still lets his mother cut his hair and pick out his clothes.