Mammone

Italian word of the day

Pronunciation
English translationMama’s boy
OriginFrom the Italian word mamma, which means “mom”, and the descriptive suffix -one, which means “big”; literally “big male mom”

Mammone describes someone, often a man, who is excessively attached to their mother and tends to rely on her for everything. A mammone often lives with his mother well into adult age. For this reason, it has a pretty negative connotation.

There is also a feminine version, mammona.

Different forms of mammone

Like most nouns in Italian, mammone has two articles (definite or indefinite articles) and two numbers (singular or plural).

Un mammone
A mama’s boy

Dei mammoni
Some mama’s boys

Il mammone
The mama’s boy

I mammoni
The mama’s boys

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Examples

Non fare il mammone!Don’t be a mama’s boy!
Vittorio è proprio un mammone: ha 46 anni e vive ancora con i suoi.Vittorio is such a mama’s boy: he is 46 years old and still lives with his parents.
Mia cugina ha un fidanzato che è proprio un mammone, non riesce a fare nulla da solo.My cousin has a boyfriend who is such a mama’s boy, he can’t do anything on his own.

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