mama

noun

ma·​ma ˈmä-mə How to pronounce mama (audio)
 chiefly British  mə-ˈmä
variants or less commonly mamma or momma
1
: mother
2
slang : wife, woman

Examples of mama in a Sentence

I'm not your mama—you'll have to clean up after yourself.
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At the tender age of 12, Piper Lowe has become a TV star and her proud mama can’t help but share photos of the family’s new celebrity on Facebook. Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025 And their mama is going to be crying my kid, my kid, my sweet innocent kid. Keith Daniels, Baltimore Sun, 8 Jan. 2025 Colin Macy-O’Toole Photo: Bravo/Zev Schmitz/Bravo Deckhand Below Deck Mediterranean Seasons 3-4 — This down-home mama’s boy was always ready with a smile and a halfway corny rap to cheer up everyone onboard. Brian Moylan, Vulture, 31 Dec. 2024 My mama worked at the Holiday Inn on South Padre Island. Mars Salazar, Austin American-Statesman, 31 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for mama 

Word History

Etymology

baby talk

First Known Use

1579, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of mama was in 1579

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Cite this Entry

“Mama.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mama. Accessed 26 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

mama

noun
ma·​ma
variants also mamma or momma
ˈmäm-ə

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