noun
General Slang
mom
MOM · noun · informal
Mother (Brummie spelling/pronunciation).
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Definitions
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Mother. Birmingham famously uses 'mom' rather than the 'mum' common elsewhere in England.
“I'm going round me mom's for tea.”
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mom In A Sentence
I'm going round me mom's for tea.
Origin & Usage
Brummie dialect pronunciation of 'mum/mam'.
People Also Ask
Why do Brummies say 'mom' instead of 'mum'?
Birmingham dialect uses 'mom', unlike most of England which says 'mum' or 'mam'.
Is 'mom' in Birmingham the same as American 'mom'?
The spelling matches American usage by coincidence; in Birmingham it's simply the local pronunciation of mother.
Where is 'mom' used in England?
It's a hallmark of Brummie (Birmingham) speech in the West Midlands.
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