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mot | mom |

As nouns the difference between mot and mom

is that mot is a witty remark; a witticism; a bon mot while mom is mother, momma.

As proper nouns the difference between mot and mom

is that mot is canaanite god of death and the underworld while Mom is one's mother.

As an adjective MoM is

month-over-month; compared to the same time period in the previous month.

As an initialism MOM is

initialism of message-oriented middleware|lang=en hardware or software infrastructure supporting sending and receiving of messages between distributed systems.

mot

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) mot. Compare motto.

Noun

(en noun)
  • A witty remark; a witticism; a bon mot.
  • * N. Brit. Rev.
    • Here and there turns up a savage mot .
  • * 1970 , John Glassco, Memoirs of Montparnasse , New York 2007, p. 32:
    • ‘He comes from Montreal, in Canada.’ ‘Why?’ she said, repeating Dr Johnson's mot with a forced sneer.
  • (obsolete) A word or a motto; a device.
    • (Bishop Hall)
  • * Shakespeare
    • Tarquin's eye may read the mot afar.
  • (obsolete) A note or brief strain on a bugle.
    • (Sir Walter Scott)

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (head)
  • (slang, Irish English) A girl, woman or girlfriend, particularly in the Dublin area.
    • ----

    mom

    English

    Alternative forms

    * mam * Mom * mum, Mum (qualifier)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (US, West Midlands, colloquial, familiar) mother, momma.

    • Usage notes

    * "Mom" is capitalized when used as a proper noun, but not when used as a common noun: *: I think Mom likes my new car. *: I think my mom will like you.

    See also

    * Mother’s Day *

    Anagrams

    * English palindromes ----