Definitions for mama's boy
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1. mother's boy, mamma's boy, mama's boynoun

   a boy excessively attached to his mother; lacking normal masculine interests

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1. mama's boy

   Mother's boy, also commonly and informally mummy's boy or mama's boy, is a derogatory term for a man seen as having an unhealthy dependence on his mother at an age at which he is expected to be self-reliant (e.g. live on his own, be economically independent). Use of this phrase is first attested in 1901. The term mama's boy has a connotation of effeminacy and weakness. The counter term, for women, would be daddy's girl (see Electra complex) also possibly involving a father complex. In Japan, this relationship is called a mother complex (マザーコンプレックス, Mazā Konpurekkusu), often shortened to "MotherCon" (マザコン, Mazakon), in a way similar to "brocon" and "siscon". In classical Freudian psychoanalytic theory, the term Oedipus complex denotes a child's desire to have sexual relations with the parent of the opposite sex. Sigmund Freud wrote that a child's identification with the same-sex parent is the successful resolution of the Oedipus complex. This theory came into the popular consciousness in America in the 1940s, when sociologists and psychiatrists posited that mothers who were either too close or too distant could hamper the psycho-social development of male children, causing any number of conditions.

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1. mama's boy

   A mama's boy is a term used to describe a man or boy who is excessively influenced by or attached to his mother. This person is usually seen as being overly dependent on their mother, seeking her advice or approval for many or most decisions, even as an adult. The term can sometimes carry a negative or derogatory connotation, implying a lack of independence or maturity.

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1. Mama's Boy

   Mama's Boy is a 2007 comedy starring Diane Keaton and Jon Heder, and features music by Mark Mothersbaugh. The film was distributed by Warner Bros. for a limited release to certain parts of the United States. Mama's Boy was directed by Tim Hamilton.

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How to pronounce mama's boy?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of mama's boy in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of mama's boy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of mama's boy in a Sentence

1. Benny Dacy:

   He was a mama’s boy, if we were having dinner and he didn’t like the food, his mother would get up in the middle of the meal to cook him something special, and this was at a time when we didn’t have a lot of money.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mama'S_Boy
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4. ^ Wikidata
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