What is "momism"

Etymology 1 n. Finding fault; carping Etymology 2

n. Excessive attachment to one’s mother

n. excessive protection [syn: overprotection, overshielding]

Momism may refer to:

• A critical label introduced by essayist Philip Wylie in his 1942 collection A Generation of Vipers, referring to a perceived American cult of motherhood;
• The practice of helicopter parenting and similar intensive and intrusive parenting styles by mothers;
• A cliché or proverbial statement deemed typical of what a mother would say to a child; introduced by comedian Anita Renfroe.