mama

Alternative forms

• mamma, momma

Etymology

From a reduplication of ma; a trend present in many Indo-European languages, probably with ultimate origin in baby talk; or perhaps representing, in altered form, a continuation of Middle English mome (“mother, aunt”), 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”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) enPR: mäʹmə, IPA^(key): /ˈmɑmə/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /məˈmɑː/
• Rhymes: -ɑːmə

Noun

mama (plural mamas)

1. (hypocoristic, usually childish) Mother, female parent.

Anagrams

• amma, ma'am

Etymology

Borrowed from English mama.

Noun

mama

1. mother
2. woman

   Synonym: uman

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.ma/

Noun

mama

1. mother
2. Mrs., mistress (general respectful address for married women).

   tatanak mamanaka

   ladies and gentlemen

Noun

mama

1. (Timau) mother, mom, mama

References

• Umberto Patuzzi, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar, Luserna: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien.

Noun

mama f (plural mames)

1. (familiar) mom
2. (anatomy) mamma

   càncer de mama

   breast cancer

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ma‧ma

Noun

mama

1. A mother; a (human) female who (a) parents a child (b) gives birth to a baby (c) donates a fertilized egg or (d) donates a body cell which has resulted in a clone. Sometimes used in reference to a pregnant female, possibly as a shortened form of mother-to-be.

   Synonyms: ina, inahan, nanay

2. A term of address to one's mother, mother-in-law or wife.

Etymology

From English mama or French maman.

Noun

mama

1. mother

   Synonym: naha

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑmaː/
• (Belgium) IPA^(key): /mɑˈmaː/
• Rhymes: -aː

Noun

mama f (plural mama's, diminutive mamaatje n)

1. mama, mother

   Mama, ik heb honger!

   Mommy, I’m hungry!

   Synonyms: ma, mam

   Synonyms: moeder, moe, moeke (Flemish)

Noun

mama

1. grandmother

Verb

mama

1. third-person singular present indicative of mamar
2. second-person singular imperative of mamar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɒmɒ]
• Hyphenation: ma‧ma

Noun

mama (plural mamák)

1. mom

   Synonym: anya

Noun

mama (plural mamai)

1. mama, mom, mommy, mum

   Synonym: matro

Etymology

From Latin mamma.

Noun

mama m (genitive singular mama, nominative plural mamaí)

1. (literary) breast, pap
2. (anatomy) mamma

Mutation

Further reading

• "mama" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• “mama” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
• Entries containing “mama” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Etymology

From Latin mamma.

Noun

mama f

1. mom, mamma, mother

Romanization

mama

1. Rōmaji transcription of まま
2. Rōmaji transcription of ママ

Pronoun

mama

1. you

Noun

mamà f (plural mãmos) stress pattern 4

1. mother

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmama]

Noun

mama f (diminutive maminka)

1. mother, mom

Noun

mama

1. mother (used when addressing one’s mother, but not when referring to her)

References

• Ed. Key, Mary Ritchie and Comrie, Bernard. The Intercontinental Dictionary Series, Carib (De'kwana).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mama/

Noun

mama

1. paternal uncle, one’s father’s brother

Etymology

From French maman

Noun

mama

1. mother

Reference

• Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

Noun

mama ? (plural [please provide])

1. mother

References

• Umberto Patuzzi, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar, Luserna: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien.

Noun

mama

1. mother

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mama/

Noun

mama

1. father

   Synonym: papu

2. paternal uncle, one’s father’s brother

Etymology

From Dutch mama.

Noun

mama

1. mother

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɐmɐ]

Noun

mama

1. father

   Synonym: punari

2. father’s older brother or close male friend; uncle

   Synonym: mama puḻka

3. god

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈma.ma/

• audio

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Noun

mama f

1. mum

Further reading

• mama in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Etymology

From Latin mamma. Compare Italian mammella, French mamelle.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmɐ.mɐ/
• Hyphenation: ma‧ma
• Rhymes: -ama

Noun

mama f (plural mamas)

1. (human) breast, bosom
2. (animal) udder, teat

Verb

mama

1. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você^?) present indicative of mamar
2. Second-person singular (tu) affirmative imperative of mamar

Noun

mama

1. mother
2. madam, lady
3. (figurative) nest, home
4. (geology) vein
5. (mathematics) matrix

Noun

mama f

1. definite singular nominative and accusative form of mamă.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mâma/
• Hyphenation: ma‧ma

Noun

mȁma f (Cyrillic spelling ма̏ма)

1. mom

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmama/

Noun

mama f (genitive singular mamy, nominative plural mamy, genitive plural mám, declension pattern of žena)

1. mama

Further reading

• mama in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk

Etymology

From Latin mamma.

Noun

mama f (plural mamas)

1. breast, mamma

Verb

mama

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of mamar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of mamar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of mamar.

Noun

mama (n class, plural mama)

1. mother (female parent)
2. Respectful term of address for an older woman.

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): /ˈma.maʔ/

Noun

mama

1. a term used in referring to, or in addressing, a male unknown to the speaker

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): /ma.ˈma/

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish mamá, adapted from French maman.

Noun

mama

1. (colloquial, familiar, childish) mum, mom

Pronunciation 3

• IPA^(key): /ma.ˈmaʔ/

Noun

mama

1. betel chewing

Etymology

From English mama.

Noun

mama

1. mother
   • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Genesis 3:20 (translation here):

     Man i kolim meri bilong em Iv, long wanem, em i tumbuna mama bilong olgeta manmeri.

   Antonym: papa

Noun

mama (definite accusative mamayı, plural mamalar)

1. baby food
2. food (in child's language)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmama]

Noun

mama f (diminutive mamička or mamimka)

1. mama, mommy, mum

Etymology

From Latin mamma. Compare Italian mamma.

Noun

mama f (plural mame)

1. mother
2. mum, mummy

Etymology

Compare Guugu Yimidhirr mayi.

Noun

mama

1. (vegetable-based) food

References

• Mary Laughren, Rob Pensalfini, Tom Mylne, Accounting for verb-initial order in an Australian language, in Verb First: On the syntax of verb-initial languages (2005)