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- [mah-muh; for 1 also muh-mah]
- /ˈmɑ mə; for 1 also məˈmɑ/
- /məˈmɑː/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [mah-muh; for 1 also muh-mah]
- /ˈmɑ mə; for 1 also məˈmɑ/
Definitions of mama word
- noun mama Informal. mother1 . 1
- noun mama Slang. a sexually attractive, usually mature woman. one's wife. 1
- noun mama One‘s mother (especially as a child’s term). 1
- noun mama mother, mom, mommy 1
- noun mama woman 1
- noun mama one's wife or girlfriend 1
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Origin of mama
First appearance:
before 1545 One of the 30% oldest English words
1545-55; nursery word, with parallels in other European languages, probably in part inherited or borrowed, in part newly formed; compare Latin mamma, Greek mámmē breast, mama (see mamma2), French maman mama, Welsh mam mother (< *mammā)
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Parts of speech for Mama
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
mama popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
mama usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for mama
noun mama
- grandmother — the mother of one's father or mother.
- parent — a father or a mother.
- mum — silent; not saying a word: to keep mum.
- matron — a married woman, especially one who is mature and staid or dignified and has an established social position.
- matriarch — the female head of a family or tribal line.
Antonyms for mama
noun mama
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