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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
(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.
Use momsplain when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Momsplain means (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 closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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.
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