mommy
mom·my/ˈmɒm.i/noun, verb, adjective
mommy is spelled M-O-M-M-Y: 5 letters and 2 syllables (mom·my). It appears 7.8 times per million words in written English, the 8,417th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, mommy means “Mother” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mommy is mommies.
How many letters and syllables are in mommy?
| Letters | 5: M-O-M-M-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: mom·my |
| In writing | 7.8 times per million words; the 8,417th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people search | |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is mommy?
Mommy appears 7.8 times per million words in written English, the 8,417th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce mommy?
- UK /ˈmɒm.i/
- /ˈmɔ.mi/
Mommy has 2 syllables, split mom·my in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-mommy.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with mommy
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: mommie.
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with mommy?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as mommy from its last stressed vowel (/ɒmi/, British pronunciation):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of mommy
- mommies plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- mommying participle, present
- mommied participle, past
- mommier comparative
- mommiest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mommy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
CanadaUSMother.
- 2
vulgarA sexually attractive mother.
- 3
slangAny sexually attractive woman.
- 4
A dominant female partner, often used as a term of address.
My girlfriend loves it when I call her mommy.
verb
- 1
CanadaUSinformalrareTo treat someone like a mother would; to mother someone.
adjective
- 1
CanadaUSinformalrareCharacteristic of a mother; motherly.
She is the mommiest of mommies.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does mommy come from?
From mom + -y (diminutive suffix).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).