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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My mama got a letter in the mail that said the odds were at least one or two of us were gonna get killed by gun violence one day. Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 28 Mar. 2025 Read Next National Newborn yak and her mama are ‘doing great’ at Alaska Zoo. Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2025 Riley also showed her mama some love on Instagram, sharing some of the stunning images Kandi did in addition to some of her own. Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 27 Mar. 2025 Zookeepers welcomed a new yak and now the baby and mama are bonding, Alaska officials said. Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 25 Mar. 2025 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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“Mama.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mama. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.

Kids Definition

mama

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

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