mamma

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noun (1)

mam·​ma ˈma-mə 

plural mammae ˈma-ˌmē 

-ˌmī

: a mammary gland and its accessory parts

mamma

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noun (2)

mam·​ma

less common spelling of mama

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: mother

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slang : wife, woman

Examples of mamma in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Elizabeth Banks is one hard-working mamma, and that’s just fine with her. —Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 30 Oct. 2023

God bless my mamma in heaven! —Harper's Bazaar Staff, Harper's BAZAAR, 25 Apr. 2021

At 19, Stella packed up her camera, gave a big kiss to her mamma, and moved to London to attend photography at University of the Arts (with the help of Google Translate). —Vogue, 29 Nov. 2022

Proud mamma Kris Jenner filming the entire show on her phone. —Colleen Barry, Fortune, 25 Sep. 2022

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

borrowed from New Latin, going back to Latin, "breast, udder, mother," nursery word with cognate or parallel formations in other Indo-European languages, as Old Irish muimme "nurse, foster mother," Welsh mam "mother," Russian máma, Lithuanian mamà, momà, Greek mámmē "mother, grandmother," Armenian mam "grandmother," Sanskrit māmaḥ "uncle"

First Known Use

Noun (1)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

mamma

noun

mam·​ma ˈmam-ə 

plural mammae ˈmam-ˌē  -ˌī 

: a mammary gland and its accessory parts