Momoir

//ˈmɑmˌwɑː(r)// noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A memoir written by or about a mother. Canada, US, informal

    "So-called momoirs, first-person accounts exploding some of the sentimentality about motherhood, include Andrea J. Buchanan's "Mother Shock" and Muffy Mead-Ferro's "Confessions of a Slacker Mom.""

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"So-called momoirs, first-person accounts exploding some of the sentimentality about motherhood, include Andrea J. Buchanan's "Mother Shock" and Muffy Mead-Ferro's "Confessions of a Slacker Mom.""

Etymology

Blend of mom + memoir.

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