mama's boy
Example Sentences
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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
I'm a mama's boy all the way, and she told me, she didn't care what I became, she didn't care what I did.
From Salon • Jun. 25, 2023
Actor-comedian Anthony Anderson is a proud mama’s boy and loves to dote on his mother, Doris.
From Washington Times • Jun. 23, 2023
"Little mama's boys. I look like a little mama's boy to you?"
From "Miracle's Boys" by Jacqueline Woodson
