mommy girl

Meanings

1. 1nouncountableinformal

   A girl or young woman who is very close to her mother and often prefers her company.

   Grammar: Countable: you can say "she is a mommy girl" or "the mommy girls in the group."

   Patterns

   • be a mommy girl
   • a real mommy girl

   Her friends tease her because she is such a mommy girl and calls her mother every night.

   As a mommy girl, she would rather spend Saturday shopping with her mom than go out with classmates.

2. 2nouncountableinformalchild language

   A young child, especially a daughter, who stays very dependent on her mother.

   Grammar: Often used with "little" before it: "a little mommy girl."

   Patterns

   • a little mommy girl
   • someone's mommy girl

   The little mommy girl cried whenever her mother left the room.

   He smiled at his daughter and called her his little mommy girl.

Word forms

Common combinations

a real mommy girl

Everyone says she is a real mommy girl because she never goes anywhere without her mom.

such a mommy girl

You are such a mommy girl — you even text her during lunch.

his little mommy girl

He carried his little mommy girl on his shoulders all afternoon.

a mommy girl at heart

Even at twenty, she is still a mommy girl at heart.

Synonyms and how they differ

mama's girl

The much more common phrase with the same friendly meaning; use this one in everyday speech.

dependent

Describes needing someone's support in a neutral, more formal way, but it does not mention the mother.

clingy

Focuses on holding on too tightly and often sounds critical, unlike the warm tone of "mommy girl."

Opposites

Commonly confused: mommy girl or mummy girl?

Practice

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