"mama" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /məˈmɑː/ [UK], /ˈmɑmə/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-mama.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-mama.wav [US] Forms: mamas [plural]
enPR: mäʹmə Rhymes: (General American) -ɑːmə, (UK) -ɑː Etymology: Originally from baby talk. Possibly influenced by Middle English mome (“mother, aunt”), from Old English *mōme, from Proto-West Germanic *mōmā, from Proto-Germanic *mōmǭ (“mother, aunt”), from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂-méh₂, reduplication of *méh₂- (“mother”), related to German Muhme (“aunt”), Latin mamma (“mother, nurse”), Irish mam (“mother”), Lithuanian mama, moma (“mother”). Etymology templates: {{onomatopoeic|en|title=baby talk}} baby talk, {{str left|enm|1}} e, {{langname-lite|enm|allow etym=1|allow family=1}} Middle English, {{str left|enm|1}} e, {{langname-lite|enm|is family=1}} Middle English, {{str left|enm|1}} e, {{langname-lite|enm|allow etym=1|allow family=1}} Middle English, {{str left|en|1}} e, {{langname-lite|en}} English, {{str left|enm|1}} e, {{langname-lite|enm|allow etym=1|allow family=1}} Middle English, {{str left|enm|1}} e, {{langname-lite|enm|is family=1}} Middle English, {{der-lite/lang|en|enm|allow family=1|sort=}} Middle English, {{str left|enm|1}} e, {{langname-lite|enm|is family=1}} Middle English, {{str left|mome|1}} m, {{str left|enm|1}} e, {{langname-lite|enm}} Middle English, {{str left|mome|1}} m, {{m-lite|enm|mome||mother, aunt|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|pos=|sc=|tr=|ts=}} mome (“mother, aunt”), {{der-lite|en|enm|mome|t=mother, aunt}} Middle English mome (“mother, aunt”), {{der|en|ang|*mōme}} Old English *mōme, {{der|en|gmw-pro|*mōmā}} Proto-West Germanic *mōmā, {{der|en|gem-pro|*mōmǭ|t=mother, aunt}} Proto-Germanic *mōmǭ (“mother, aunt”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*méh₂-méh₂}} Proto-Indo-European *méh₂-méh₂, {{m|ine-pro|*méh₂-|t=mother}} *méh₂- (“mother”), {{str left|de|1}} d, {{langname-lite|de|allow etym=1|allow family=1}} German, {{str left|de|1}} d, {{langname-lite|de|is family=1}} German, {{str left|de|1}} d, {{langname-lite|de|allow etym=1|allow family=1}} German, {{str left|de|1}} d, {{langname-lite|de|is family=1}} German, {{str left|Muhme|1}} M, {{str left|de|1}} d, {{langname-lite|de}} German, {{str left|Muhme|1}} M, {{m-lite|de|Muhme||alt=|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|pos=|sc=|t=aunt|tr=|ts=}} Muhme (“aunt”), {{cog-lite|de|Muhme|t=aunt}} German Muhme (“aunt”), {{str left|la|1}} l, {{langname-lite|la|allow etym=1|allow family=1}} Latin, {{str left|la|1}} l, {{langname-lite|la|is family=1}} Latin, {{str left|la|1}} l, {{langname-lite|la|allow etym=1|allow family=1}} Latin, {{str left|la|1}} l, {{langname-lite|la|is family=1}} Latin, {{str left|mamma|1}} m, {{str left|la|1}} l, {{langname-lite|la}} Latin, {{str left|mamma|1}} m, {{m-lite|la|mamma||alt=|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|pos=|sc=|t=mother, nurse|tr=|ts=}} mamma (“mother, nurse”), {{cog-lite|la|mamma|t=mother, nurse}} Latin mamma (“mother, nurse”), {{str left|ga|1}} g, {{langname-lite|ga|allow etym=1|allow family=1}} Irish, {{str left|ga|1}} g, {{langname-lite|ga|is family=1}} Irish, {{str left|ga|1}} g, {{langname-lite|ga|allow etym=1|allow family=1}} Irish, {{str left|ga|1}} g, {{langname-lite|ga|is family=1}} Irish, {{str left|mam|1}} m, {{str left|ga|1}} g, {{langname-lite|ga}} Irish, {{str left|mam|1}} m, {{m-lite|ga|mam||alt=|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|pos=|sc=|t=mother|tr=|ts=}} mam (“mother”), {{cog-lite|ga|mam|t=mother}} Irish mam (“mother”), {{str left|lt|1}} l, {{langname-lite|lt|allow etym=1|allow family=1}} Lithuanian, {{str left|lt|1}} l, {{langname-lite|lt|is family=1}} Lithuanian, {{str left|lt|1}} l, {{langname-lite|lt|allow etym=1|allow family=1}} Lithuanian, {{str left|lt|1}} l, {{langname-lite|lt|is family=1}} Lithuanian, {{str left|mama|1}} m, {{str left|lt|1}} l, {{langname-lite|lt}} Lithuanian, {{str left|mama|1}} m, {{m-lite|lt|mama||alt=|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|pos=|sc=|t=|tr=|ts=}} mama, {{cog-lite|lt|mama}} Lithuanian mama, {{str left|moma|1}} m, {{str left|lt|1}} l, {{langname-lite|lt}} Lithuanian, {{str left|moma|1}} m, {{m-lite|lt|moma|t=mother}} moma (“mother”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} mama (plural mamas)
  1. (hypocoristic, usually childish, Canada, US) Mother, female parent. Wikipedia link: German language, Irish language, Latin language, Lithuanian language, Middle English language, mama Tags: Canada, US, childish, familiar, usually Categories (topical): Female family members Synonyms: mamma, momma Related terms: mom, mommy, mother, mum, mummy
    Sense id: en-mama-en-noun-pYrHuJEz Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English onomatopoeias, English reduplicated coordinated pairs, English terms of address, Pages using lite templates, Pages using lite templates Disambiguation of Pages using lite templates: 2 1 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 1 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 2 1 2 1 Derived forms: baby-mama, baby mama, big mama, crunchy mama, hoochie mama, mama-bear, mama bear, mama grizzly, mama pad, mama put, mama-san, mama shop, save the drama for your mama, scrunchy mama, silky mama, sugar mama, yo mama

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          "ref": "1990, Prince (lyrics and music), “Nothing Compares 2 U”, performed by Sinéad O’Connor",
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          "American English"
        ],
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          "Mother",
          "mother"
        ],
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          "female",
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        "Latin language",
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        "Middle English language",
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      "tags": [
        "UK"
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      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
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      "rhymes": "(General American) -ɑːmə"
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      "rhymes": "(UK) -ɑː"
    },
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "mamma"
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    {
      "word": "momma"
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}

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