a mummy's boy

a mummy's boy
1) любимец матери, любимчик (тж. a mother's boy)

She was a year older than Lanny, and took a maternal attitude toward him, which he liked, being a mother's boy. (U. Sinclair, ‘World's End’, ch. 9) — Розмари была годом старше Ланни и относилась к нему по-матерински, что ему очень нравилось, он ведь был у матери любимцем.

2) маменькин сынок (тж. mamma's boy); см. тж. mamma's darling

...by that time she figured he wasn't Mamma's Boy any more. By that time he was a strapping fellow, cocky and fast on his feet... (R. P. Warren, ‘All the King's Men’, ch. III) — ...она считала, что к этому времени он уже перестал быть маменькиным сынком. Он стал рослым, дерзким парнем и умел быстро бегать...


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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  • mummy's boy — mummy’s boy UK US noun [countable] [singular mummy’s boy plural mummy’s boys] british informal an insulting word for a boy or man who depends too much on his mother and is considered weak …   Useful english dictionary

  • mummy's boy — A man who is still very dependent on his mother is a mummy s boy …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • mummy's boy — n [singular] BrE informal a ↑mother s boy …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • mummy's boy — UK noun [countable] Word forms mummy s boy : singular mummy s boy plural mummy s boys British informal an insulting word for a boy or man who depends too much on his mother and is considered weak …   English dictionary

  • Mummy's Boy — The term Mummy s Boy! was in use in the 1960s. It was used to describe, typically, a teenage boy who s mother still treated him like a child. The teenage boys at the time the term was considered very insulting. However, times have changed and… …   Wikipedia

  • (a) mummy's boy — British & Australian, American a boy or man who allows his mother to have too much influence on him. Derek s a bit of a mummy s boy. He finished with his last girlfriend because his mother disapproved. He was often depicted as a weak willed mama… …   New idioms dictionary

  • mummy's boy — noun Alternative spelling of mommas boy …   Wiktionary

  • mummy's boy — noun a boy or man who is excessively influenced by or attached to his mother …   English new terms dictionary

  • mummy's boy — noun (singular) informal a mother s boy (mother1 (3)) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • Mummy's boy — male who is mollycoddled by his mother …   Dictionary of Australian slang

  • mummy's boy — Australian Slang male who is mollycoddled by his mother …   English dialects glossary


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