"momma" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmɑmə/ [US] Audio: En-us-momma.ogg [US] Forms: mommas [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑmə Etymology: Alternative spelling of mama; see further etymology there. Etymology templates: {{m|en|mama}} mama Head templates: {{en-noun}} momma (plural mommas)
  1. (US, colloquial) mother Tags: US, colloquial Categories (topical): Female family members Synonyms (mother (colloquial)): ma, mama, mamma, maw, mom
    Sense id: en-momma-en-noun-zwYi7ypm Disambiguation of Female family members: 69 5 26 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 75 1 24 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 86 1 12 Disambiguation of 'mother (colloquial)': 94 3 4
  2. (slang) A voluptuous woman. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Appearance
    Sense id: en-momma-en-noun-D9wzUQZB Disambiguation of Appearance: 33 46 21
  3. (slang) One's wife or girlfriend. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-momma-en-noun-NAwOEcX0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: yo momma

Inflected forms

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      "word": "ma"
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      "sense": "mother (colloquial)",
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      "sense": "mother (colloquial)",
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    },
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      "sense": "mother (colloquial)",
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      "sense": "mother (colloquial)",
      "word": "mom"
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