mama's boy
Example Sentences
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There are few things more universally powerful than a mama’s boy scorned.
From Salon • May 10, 2026
Domingo was a mama’s boy and the shyest of his siblings.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026
He’s an insecure mama’s boy who desperately works to make himself into the type of guy who’ll be wanted and respected.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 2, 2024
Actor-comedian Anthony Anderson is a proud mama’s boy and loves to dote on his mother, Doris.
From Washington Times • Jun. 23, 2023
Despite these grown-man touches, there was much of the mama’s boy to Presto.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
