variants
also mamma
or momma
as in mom
a female human parent
I'm not your mama—you'll have to clean up after yourself
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Recent Examples of mama
Your mama [Laraine Newman] was in it.
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Mikey O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
28 May 2026
For a relaxing spa getaway Treat your mama to a weekend that's all about much-needed R&R.
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Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
24 May 2026
Their answer came in the form of Colby Donaldson, the Texan mama’s boy who performed rugged gentlemanliness.
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Shaan Merchant,
Rolling Stone,
20 May 2026
Was Yara going to be mama-birded into eating more wet bread?
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Literary Hub,
19 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for mama
Mikey O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
28 May 2026
For a relaxing spa getaway Treat your mama to a weekend that's all about much-needed R&R.
—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
24 May 2026
Their answer came in the form of Colby Donaldson, the Texan mama’s boy who performed rugged gentlemanliness.
—
Shaan Merchant,
Rolling Stone,
20 May 2026
Was Yara going to be mama-birded into eating more wet bread?
—
Literary Hub,
19 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for mama
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mama
Noun
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On Thursday, as the UK endured its hottest June temperature on record, CNN visited the quarry where Dylan drowned, with his mom, Beckie Ramsay.
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Sugar reconnects with Blaine, the security guard who’d never seen Casablanca, a golden-age Hollywood classic his mom named him after.
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The infant, who is 9 months old, was rescued along with her mother, the State Department told Fox News Digital.
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Parents wept over the loss of their children, while mothers and other female relatives cried and beat their chests in grief.
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Aemond, horny always for bloodshed, pushes his luck with Alicent, who has to play the role of supportive mommy while secretly yearning for Rhaenyra to accept her offer and free her from her mad sons.
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My old mommy used to say there’s a big difference between sentiment and sentimentality.
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“Mama.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mama. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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