"mama" meaning in Dutch

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmɑmaː/, /mɑˈmaː/ [Belgium] Audio: Nl-mama.ogg Forms: mama's [plural], mamaatje [diminutive, neuter], mamma [alternative]
Rhymes: -aː Etymology: Loaned from French maman Etymology templates: {{bor|nl|fr|maman}} French maman Head templates: {{nl-noun|f|-'s|+}} mama f (plural mama's, diminutive mamaatje n)
  1. mama, mother Tags: feminine Synonyms: ma, mam, moeder, moe, moeke [Flemish] Derived forms: mama appelsap

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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