mompetition

English

Etymology

Blend of mom +‎ competition.

Noun

mompetition (plural mompetitions)

1. (informal) Rivalry between mothers wishing to prove that they are better parents and/or have children who are more talented, well-behaved, etc.
   • 2013, Blair Koenig, STFU, Parents: The Jaw-Dropping, Self-Indulgent, and Occasionally Rage-Inducing World of Parent Overshare, unnumbered page:

     The beauty of witnessing a mompetition on the Internet is that it's one of the rare times people catch a glimpse of just how far off the deep end their friend has gone since having a baby.

   • 2014, Brigid Schulte, Overwhelmed: Work, Love and Play When No One Has The Time, unnumbered page:

     I've witnessed the mompetition on the playground and see it every day on my mom Listservs.

   • 2016, Katherine R. Allen, Angela C. Henderson, Family Theories: Foundations and Applications, unnumbered page:

     Recent research has examined mothers' use of Pinterest and the so-called “mompetition” that can occur on such sites (Griffin, 2014).

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:mompetition.