mama's boys

noun

plural of mama's boy
as in kids

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  1. kids
  2. teenagers
  3. boys
  4. youngsters
  5. nippers
  6. kiddos
  7. shavers
  8. juveniles
Noun
  • The South is cheapest for young kids For families with young children, annual costs are lowest across much of the South.
    — Martie Bowser, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
  • When Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour stopped in London in 2024, the Prince of Wales wanted a photo with his kids and the world-famous singer.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of kids
Noun
  • The rambunctious teenagers crammed into a lecture hall suddenly went quiet when a woman old enough to be their great-grandmother, and smaller in stature than many of them, approached the podium.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The Noble Truth Project Youth Entrepreneurship program works with teenagers 14 to 19 and provides them with mentors, personal development skills, financial literacy tools, and educational enrichment opportunities.
    — Nakell Williams, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of teenagers
Noun
  • Outside the old red-brick Victorian mansion, framed by palm trees, two teenage boys zip around the car park on unicycles.
    — Julie Bourdin, NPR, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Told without the participation of a single male actor, The Women turned Hollywood’s all-boys club on its head, becoming a major hit in a year dominated by Gone With the Wind and The Wizard of Oz.
    — Raymond Ang, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of boys
Noun
  • Protesters, including many youngsters, gathered peacefully and chanted in a southeastern part of the city amid heavy police presence.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Protesters, including many youngsters, gathered peacefully and chanted in the southeastern part of Paris, amid heavy police presence.
    — Samuel Petrequin, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of youngsters
Noun
  • Loon Nippers Your nippers will quickly become your best fishing buddy.
    — Francesca Krempa, Outside, 23 Dec. 2025
Definition of nippers
Noun
  • Performed by legends Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke, the silly song is a tongue-twister for kiddos, and the titular word, which means ‘extraordinarily good, wonderful’ even made its way into some real deal dictionaries.
    — Stephanie Ganz Published, Parents, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Look at how, in Dance Party, Clint Smith recounts his speaker’s dance movement experience with his kiddos.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of kiddos
Noun
  • Owners who reach for electric grooming shavers without reading care instructions will flatten sections of their sofas, and the damage is not reversible.
    — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
  • These shelves fit over any standard-size outlet and offer extra space to charge electric toothbrushes and electric shavers without taking up valuable real estate on our vanity.
    — Brandi Fuller, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 June 2026
Definition of shavers
Noun
  • Gascón instituted a number of unilateral policies on his first day in office — barring prosecutors from trying juveniles as adults, seeking the death penalty or charging certain misdemeanors — that left him at war with his own staff.
    — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The employee warned that the conditions could lead to someone being seriously hurt or juveniles gaining control of the facility.
    — Nora O’Neill October 21, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of juveniles
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