Italian word of the day
| Origin | From the Italian word mamma, which means “mom”, and the descriptive suffix -one, which means “big”; literally “big male mom” |
| Translation | Mama’s boy |
| IPA pronunciation | /mamˈmoːne/ |
Mammone
Mama’s boy
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
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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