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
BÍBorka-Hungarian
Dejen-Eastern African, Amharic
Noble['nəubl]
Jahangir-Persian, Urdu
DÉSirÉEde-zee-REFrench
Poldi-German