English Reference

Idiom

mommy brain

Meaning

A state in which a new mother is forgetful, absent-minded, or easily distracted.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“I forgot my keys again because of my mommy brain.”

“I walked into the kitchen and forgot why I was there, so I guess I have mommy brain today.”

“Despite her usual sharp attention to detail, she found herself struggling with persistent mommy brain during the busy first months of motherhood.”

Examples

simple

“I forgot my keys again because of my mommy brain.”

contextual

“I walked into the kitchen and forgot why I was there, so I guess I have mommy brain today.”

complex

“Despite her usual sharp attention to detail, she found herself struggling with persistent mommy brain during the busy first months of motherhood.”

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