Instamom

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of insta-mom. alt-of, alternative
  2. 2
    A mother who runs an Instagram account focused on her child or children or motherhood in general. informal

    "My advice for new mamas is to take all those beautiful Instamom photos with a grain of salt, because a carefully cropped square leaves the rest of a person's reality out of the frame."

Example

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"My advice for new mamas is to take all those beautiful Instamom photos with a grain of salt, because a carefully cropped square leaves the rest of a person's reality out of the frame."

Etymology

Blend of Instagram + mom.

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