mommune

English

Etymology

Blend of mom +‎ commune

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈmɒm.juːn/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑː.mjuːn/

Noun

mommune (plural mommunes)

1. (uncommon, neologism) A group of mothers, often with their children, that share a communal living space to support each other in parenting, household chores, and other aspects of daily life. [from late 2000s]
   • 2008 October 15, @CiaraBlume, Twitter‎^[1], archived from the original on 2024-07-22:

     needs to form local "mommune" to share chidcare, dinnermaking, driving, etc. We could bake bread and share hand me downs and drink wine...

   • 2018 September 29, Giulia Rhodes, “‘It was like a marriage, only better’: the single mothers who moved in together”, in The Guardian‎^[2], archived from the original on 2024-05-01:

     And so, more by accident than design, the women hit on a new domestic set-up: the “mommune”, as it is termed in America.

   • 2023 June 2, David Oliver, Callie Carmichael, Ariana Triggs, “'It takes a village': Are 'mommunes' the secret to single parenting?”, in USA Today‎^[3], archived from the original on 2024-02-06:

     Saltz thinks "mommunes" make a lot of sense, particularly financially for single mothers so they don't have to work extra jobs, can have backup when their child is sick and also give their kids sibling-like companions.

   • 2024 February 12, Roisin Chapman, “I’m divorced and live in a ‘mommune’ with other single mothers – we live it up together when the kids are away”, in The U.S. Sun‎^[4], archived from the original on 2024-02-13:

     "When it’s your weekend without the kids but you live in a mommune so this is how you spend it," Kristin said.