"mama" meaning in Cebuano

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Noun

Etymology: Possibly from Spanish mamá. Compare Tagalog mama, Bikol Central mama. Etymology templates: {{bor|ceb|es|mamá}} Spanish mamá, {{cog|tl|mama}} Tagalog mama, {{cog|bcl|mama}} Bikol Central mama Head templates: {{head|ceb|nouns}} mama
  1. a mother; a (human) female who (a) parents a child (b) gives birth to a baby (c) donates a fertilized egg or (d) donates a body cell which has resulted in a clone Synonyms: ina, inahan, nanay
    Sense id: en-mama-ceb-noun-M2TnjoGI Categories (other): Cebuano entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Cebuano entries with incorrect language header: 95 5
  2. a term of address to one's mother, mother-in-law or wife
    Sense id: en-mama-ceb-noun-WRCHKsxr
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ceb",
        "2": "es",
        "3": "mamá"
      },
      "expansion": "Spanish mamá",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tl",
        "2": "mama"
      },
      "expansion": "Tagalog mama",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bcl",
        "2": "mama"
      },
      "expansion": "Bikol Central mama",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Possibly from Spanish mamá. Compare Tagalog mama, Bikol Central mama.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ceb",
        "2": "nouns"
      },
      "expansion": "mama",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "ma‧ma"
  ],
  "lang": "Cebuano",
  "lang_code": "ceb",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "95 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Cebuano entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a mother; a (human) female who (a) parents a child (b) gives birth to a baby (c) donates a fertilized egg or (d) donates a body cell which has resulted in a clone"
      ],
      "id": "en-mama-ceb-noun-M2TnjoGI",
      "links": [
        [
          "mother",
          "mother"
        ],
        [
          "human",
          "human"
        ],
        [
          "female",
          "female"
        ],
        [
          "parent",
          "parent#Verb"
        ],
        [
          "child",
          "child"
        ],
        [
          "birth",
          "birth"
        ],
        [
          "baby",
          "baby"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ina"
        },
        {
          "word": "inahan"
        },
        {
          "word": "nanay"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a term of address to one's mother, mother-in-law or wife"
      ],
      "id": "en-mama-ceb-noun-WRCHKsxr",
      "links": [
        [
          "term",
          "term#English"
        ],
        [
          "mother",
          "mother#English"
        ],
        [
          "mother-in-law",
          "mother-in-law#English"
        ],
        [
          "wife",
          "wife#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "mama"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Cebuano entries with incorrect language header",
    "Cebuano lemmas",
    "Cebuano nouns",
    "Cebuano terms borrowed from Spanish",
    "Cebuano terms derived from Spanish",
    "Pages with 75 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "yo:Female family members"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ceb",
        "2": "es",
        "3": "mamá"
      },
      "expansion": "Spanish mamá",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tl",
        "2": "mama"
      },
      "expansion": "Tagalog mama",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bcl",
        "2": "mama"
      },
      "expansion": "Bikol Central mama",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Possibly from Spanish mamá. Compare Tagalog mama, Bikol Central mama.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ceb",
        "2": "nouns"
      },
      "expansion": "mama",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "ma‧ma"
  ],
  "lang": "Cebuano",
  "lang_code": "ceb",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a mother; a (human) female who (a) parents a child (b) gives birth to a baby (c) donates a fertilized egg or (d) donates a body cell which has resulted in a clone"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mother",
          "mother"
        ],
        [
          "human",
          "human"
        ],
        [
          "female",
          "female"
        ],
        [
          "parent",
          "parent#Verb"
        ],
        [
          "child",
          "child"
        ],
        [
          "birth",
          "birth"
        ],
        [
          "baby",
          "baby"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ina"
        },
        {
          "word": "inahan"
        },
        {
          "word": "nanay"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a term of address to one's mother, mother-in-law or wife"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "term",
          "term#English"
        ],
        [
          "mother",
          "mother#English"
        ],
        [
          "mother-in-law",
          "mother-in-law#English"
        ],
        [
          "wife",
          "wife#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "mama"
}

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