momsplain

verb

momsplain

verb

Etymology From mom + -splain, after mansplain.

1

Canada, US, Informal To explain something in a condescending manner to a childless person, presuming that childless people have a lower social status or judgement skills.

  • The PM urges 29-year-old Princeton alum O’Connor to decide immediately whether she wants a husband and children, and it sounds a lot like momsplaining to O’Connor that she definitely wants a husband and children.2014 March 14, Katy Waldman, “Princeton Mom's One Saving Grace”, The XX Factor, in Slate, archived from the original on 19 Jul 2023:

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