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mom cave (plural mom caves)
- A part of a home, typically a room, reserved specifically for a mother, in which she can relax and pursue her interests away from her family.
- 2010, Michelle Chan, "Need a quiet hideaway? Welcome to the mom cave", Telegraph-Herald (Dubuque, Iowa), 5 December 2010:
- Griffin said there are four essential elements to the mom cave: a place to sit, a place to store items, a place to work and a place to visit.
- 2011, "A place to call her own", The Virginian-Pilot, 7 May 2011:
- Sparks of creative energy flicker in her eyes, but between the walls of her mom cave is where Colleen Zalewski really lets 'em fly.
- From a center table laden with bits and misfits - buttons, bottle caps, broken jewelry, old game pieces, fabric and picture scraps and more - the Chesapeake mom creates artist's trading cards to swap with gathered girlfriends.
- 2012, Joanne Rock, Full Surrender, Harlequin (2012), ISBN 9780373797127, page 185:
- He banged through a back door on the lower floor, directly into the game room, which was mostly a male domain. His mother had her mom-cave upstairs.
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