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Examples
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Perhaps "mommer" made the selection on account of the name which had appealed to her.
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Where she learned the greater number of her discords was an abiding mystery; the rest of Menlo Park relegated slang to the unknown millions who said "mommer" and "popper," got divorces, and used cosmetics.
The Californians Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton 1902
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The word "mommer," probably a corruption of mamma, is that by which they commonly distinguish her; and it is not unusual to hear the word thus employed in reference to the ancient nurse, by those who have long since become parents themselves.
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"Some o 'mommer's soup mit lentils will rest you, I bet.
The Girl from Sunset Ranch Or, Alone in a Great City Amy Bell Marlowe
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Was it mad with mommer for getting its supper so late?
The House of Mirth Edith Wharton 1987
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Was it mad with mommer for getting its supper so late?
The House of Mirth Edith Wharton 1987
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Was it mad with mommer for getting its supper so late?
The House of Mirth Edith Wharton 1987
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It seems funny to outsiders, especially as popper and mommer have never been divorced or anything.
The Spinner's Book of Fiction Various
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But after that Sadie wanted to keep telling her how thankful she was for the store, and that Helen must come home and see mommer, and that mommer must be brought to see the shop, too.
The Girl from Sunset Ranch Or, Alone in a Great City Amy Bell Marlowe
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Father's awful religious; but I tell mommer she must be up-to-date and have some 'Merican style about her.
The Girl from Sunset Ranch Or, Alone in a Great City Amy Bell Marlowe
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