Mommie's boy

See also: mommie's boy

English

Noun

Mommie's boy (plural Mommie's boys)

  1. (chiefly US) Alternative form of mama's boy.
    • 1983 [1982], Shirley Eskapa, chapter 13, in The Secret-Keeper, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: St. Martin’s Press, →ISBN, page 82:
      Peter would be honoured to take care of Jean-Pierre. Jean-Pierre could easily become a Mommie’s boy, you know.
    • 1989 April, Joan Smith, chapter 12, in Capriccio, New York, N.Y.: Jove Books, →ISBN, page 120:
      How can you fall for a Mommie’s boy like Ronald? According to Barbie, all he thinks about is his haircut and clothes.
    • 2000, Bernice Morgan, “Vain Deceit”, in The Topography of Love: Stories, St. John’s, Nfld.: Breakwater, published 2002 (2nd printing), →ISBN, part 2 (Imaginary Doorways), page 175:
      Besides, Kenny turned out to be a real Mommie’s boy, not a bit like Steve who’d had a way of teasing Celie but ignoring her cajoling.
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