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What is the difference between mom and mommy ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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Mom- A casual word to describe mom.
Mommy- A word you say to soften the sentence or meaning, it is mostly used when kids want somethink.
"Mommy, can you please buy me that?"
"But mommy, I was really kind today!"
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- English (US)
- English (UK)
Almost everyone, children and adults, calls their mother "mum" (in America "mom").
Small children often call their mother "mummy" (in America "mommy").
"Mum" and "mummy", "mom" and "mommy", are all informal.
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- English (UK)
no difference. just a different way of saying mum. Usually said but a kid or if you want to sound
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Mum/mom (America) is just a way of more grown up people to call their parent.
The only difference is that mummy is more of a kid thing
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