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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Recent Examples of mama
For the New Mom Ease the brand-new mama into a new routine with a farm-fresh box of groceries from Flamingo Estate (deliverable only in Los Angeles), a Prada baby bag, and a Hatch nesting bundle.
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Talia Abbas, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2024
The correct response is Cheyenne, who happens to be Cory’s baby mama, and Jordan also happened to attend their gender-reveal party.
—Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2024
Chrissy Teigen's mama cup is overflowing with love!
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
My mama was only 75 pounds and 67 of them was breasts.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 2 Nov. 2024
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Talia Abbas, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2024
The correct response is Cheyenne, who happens to be Cory’s baby mama, and Jordan also happened to attend their gender-reveal party.
—Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2024
Chrissy Teigen's mama cup is overflowing with love!
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
My mama was only 75 pounds and 67 of them was breasts.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 2 Nov. 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
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Erin Foster is a Golden Globe nominee, but her duties as a mom come first.Dory Jackson, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
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There was a little kid wearing cat ears, maybe three or four, hoisted on her mom’s sequined back.Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 9 Dec. 2024
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Sofia Richie Grainge has gone viral on TikTok again, but not for her insanely expensive wardrobe or her aspirational mommy lifestyle.Michelle Lee, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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Sure, pretending to be doggies with an enthusiastic toddler looks like fun and mommy used to be an artist, so there are still some creative sparks left in a brain that has long ceded individual identity to full-time motherhood.Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Mama.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mama. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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