a mummy's boy



a mummy's/mother's boy

  (British & Australian) also a mama's boy (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's boy with a domineering mother.
See the boy next door
See also: boy

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
CassiusKASH-əs (English), KAS-ee-əs (English)Ancient Roman, English
AinslieAYNZ-leeEnglish (Rare)
Sameer (2)-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati
Henda-Yiddish
Randell['rændl]
TheunisTUU-nisDutch