angel mom
English
Etymology
From the sentiment that a mother's child has gone to heaven and is now an angel. In 2000 the organization Angel Moms was founded, a group of mothers whose children had died, not limited to a specific cause.[1][2] In the second sense the term was introduced by Donald Trump on August 31, 2016 at the end of a speech about illegal immigration.[2] He invited mothers whose children had been killed by illegal immigrants to speak on stage and share their experiences.[3]
Noun
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- (USCategory:American English#ANGELMOM, informalCategory:English informal terms#ANGELMOM, euphemisticCategory:English euphemisms#ANGELMOM) A mother whose child has died. (Can we verify(+) this sense?)Category:Requests for verification in English entries#ANGELMOM
- 2013, Carson's Gifts: A Journey Through Love, Loss and Finally Hope, CreateSpace, page 110:
- A fellow angel mom who lost her angel baby many years ago once told me that it was best to not talk about our stillborn children with others, others outside of our circle.Category:English terms with quotations#ANGELMOM
- (USCategory:American English#ANGELMOM, specifically, right-wing politicsCategory:en:Politics#ANGELMOM) A mother whose child was killed by an illegal immigrant. (Can we verify(+) this sense?)Category:Requests for verification in English entries#ANGELMOM
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see angel, mom.
- 2009, Reva Jean Rohe, Adventures of Tomtom the Duck, AuthorHouse, →ISBN, page 10:
- After we talked about it, we decided to call her Angel Mom. She became Angel Mom to us, and she really was like an angel.Category:English terms with quotations#ANGELMOM
Related terms
References
- ↑ “Archived copy”, in angelmoms.com, 2001, archived from the original on 15 April 2017: “Angel Moms is a group of mothers who have lost children. Through our pain, we have bonded together to offer each other love, support and understanding, something we need very much.”
- 1 2 Tara Golshan (1 September 2016), “Donald Trump introduced us to “angel moms.” Here’s why they matter.”, in vox.com: “Trump stood aside as one by one the parents — "angel moms" — shared stories of losing a son or daughter to an "illegal alien."”
- ↑ “Transcript: Donald Trump's full immigration speech, annotated”, in latimes.com, 31 August 2016: “These are really special people that I've gotten to know. I’m going to ask all the Angel Moms to come join me on the stage right now.”