<human>: What is the history of the term "mom"?
<bot>: The word “mom” has been used as a slang term for a mother since at least the early 20th century. In the 1930s, it was used to refer to a woman’s mother or grandmother, and in the 1960s, it began to be used as a term for any female relative. By the 1990s, the word had become more commonly associated with mothers specifically, and by 2000 it was being used as a gender-neutral term for any female adult.