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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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Recent Examples of mama
All the other cats have been adopted, but the mama and Ferguson have become foster fails.
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Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
Cory FaceTimes with his baby mama and former The Challenge finalist Cheyenne, who tells him he better not have been gone for six weeks just to come home a broke loser.
—Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2024
And could anything but Beth letting Carter call her mama have been sweeter than their scene in Sunday’s episode?
—Charlie Mason, TVLine, 6 Dec. 2024
Can Jamie be saved by his tough-talking baby mama?
Where has Jamie's power ex-girlfriend Christina (Katherine Cunningham) been hiding?
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2024
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Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
Cory FaceTimes with his baby mama and former The Challenge finalist Cheyenne, who tells him he better not have been gone for six weeks just to come home a broke loser.
—Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2024
And could anything but Beth letting Carter call her mama have been sweeter than their scene in Sunday’s episode?
—Charlie Mason, TVLine, 6 Dec. 2024
Can Jamie be saved by his tough-talking baby mama?
Where has Jamie's power ex-girlfriend Christina (Katherine Cunningham) been hiding?
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 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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What else is going on A mom was convicted of murder after her abuser killed their baby.Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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His mom, Maria Paez, sat next to him, chanting and praying.Katia Riddle, NPR, 8 Jan. 2025
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When Ruby started her channel, her sisters were already making an income as mommy bloggers.Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
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At only 35 weeks, your impactful and quick arrival didn’t even give mommy time to get an epidural.Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Mama.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mama. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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