"mamá" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /maˈma/, [maˈma] Forms: mamás [plural]
Rhymes: -a Etymology: Adapted from French maman. Etymology templates: {{bor|es|fr|maman}} French maman Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} mamá f (plural mamás)
  1. (colloquial, familiar, endearing) mum, mom Tags: colloquial, endearing, familiar, feminine Categories (topical): Family Synonyms: mami
    Sense id: en-mamá-es-noun-biCHApUg Disambiguation of Family: 71 15 14
  2. (Mexico) a term of affection for a woman Tags: Mexico, feminine
    Sense id: en-mamá-es-noun-dx0~VgjO Categories (other): Mexican Spanish, Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Spanish terms of address Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 10 51 39 Disambiguation of Spanish terms of address: 16 59 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: mamá de Tarzán Related terms: papá, bebé
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /maˈma/, [maˈma]
Rhymes: -a Head templates: {{head|es|verb form}} mamá
  1. second-person singular voseo imperative of mamar Tags: form-of, imperative, second-person, singular, with-voseo Form of: mamar
    Sense id: en-mamá-es-verb-d4qd1q~S
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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