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
The self-proclaimed mama’s boy and former pro basketball player who now works as a day trader will become only the second Black lead of the series, which launched in 2002.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 12, 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
