Meaning

1 senses
  1. (Canada, US, informal)The opportunity cost of motherhood; the income that women do not earn because they have become mothers.

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:mommy tax.

Origin

Coined by American journalist Ann Crittenden.

Coined by American journalist Ann Crittenden.

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Forms

plural: mommy taxes
Singularmommy tax
Pluralmommy taxes

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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