meaning of mom

[chuchaterain]

where did the word mom come from

[Quizmonster]

It's a dialect - especially American - version of 'mum' and has been in use since the 19th century.

[heathfield]

Strange but true... in every country in the world, and in every language, the sound of the letter 'm', combined with a vowel, is uttered by infants in relation to their mother before they are able to talk. Ma, mam, mum, mom, are all the same, differing only in dialect, as QM says.