variants
also mamma
or momma
as in mother
a female human parent
I'm not your mama—you'll have to clean up after yourself
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Oh, and one more thing: Don’t forget those lips, lil’ mama.
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Them, 9 Oct. 2024
Speaking of Travis Kelce, his awesome mama, Donna, will be honored on Tuesday night at Glamour’s Women of the Year awards along with her fellow cover stars Tina Knowles, Mandy Teefey, and Maggie Baird.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 6 Oct. 2024
By high school, my mama and aunties became my tagalongs to those wig rooms, encouraging me to define my own beauty.
—Akilah Sailers, Essence, 30 Sep. 2024
As a mama bear would protect her cub, Furlan fearlessly jumped into action.
—Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 25 Sep. 2024
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Them, 9 Oct. 2024
Speaking of Travis Kelce, his awesome mama, Donna, will be honored on Tuesday night at Glamour’s Women of the Year awards along with her fellow cover stars Tina Knowles, Mandy Teefey, and Maggie Baird.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 6 Oct. 2024
By high school, my mama and aunties became my tagalongs to those wig rooms, encouraging me to define my own beauty.
—Akilah Sailers, Essence, 30 Sep. 2024
As a mama bear would protect her cub, Furlan fearlessly jumped into action.
—Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 25 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mama
Noun
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The 69-year-old hails from an ethnically mixed family – his father is Azeri and his mother is Kurdish.Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 6 July 2024
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And if your mother doesn't feel comfortable setting her own boundary, offer to be her excuse.R. Eric Thomas, Washington Post, 6 July 2024
Noun
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Her mom’s sweatshirt depicts Swift’s album titles on books.Holly V. Hays, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Nov. 2024
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Erin also revealed that Swift's mom Andrea stopped by to give Henry some more gifts, including tour merch.Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 3 Nov. 2024
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Emily held her toddler Micah Jane on her hip as daughter Andie Mae, 4, stood in between her mommy and daddy.Angel Saunders, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024
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Time for another round of mommy trauma to put the fire back under our guy’s belly.Andy Andersen, Vulture, 27 Oct. 2024
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“Mama.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mama. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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