mommy issues
mommy issues · mommy issueses
A complex, especially in a boy or man, originating from an unhealthy relationship with…A complex, especially in a boy or man, originating from an unhealthy relationship with one's mother, causing one to behave erratically in romantic relationships.
Meaning
1 senses(informal, plural, plural only)A complex, especially in a boy or man, originating from an unhealthy relationship with one's mother, causing one to behave erratically in romantic relationships.
Near-synonym: mother complex
Mutterkomplex
Translations
2 languagesDeutsch
mother complex:
Forms
plural: mommy issueses| Singular | mommy issues |
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedattachment disorder
See also
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