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- [mah-muh, muh-mah]
- /ˈmɑ mə, məˈmɑ/
- /ˈmɑ·mə/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [mah-muh, muh-mah]
- /ˈmɑ mə, məˈmɑ/
Definitions of mamma word
- noun mamma Informal. mother1 . 1
- noun mamma Slang. a sexually attractive, usually mature woman. one's wife. 1
- noun plural mamma Anatomy, Zoology. a structure, characteristic of mammals, that comprises one or more mammary glands with an associated nipple or teat, usually rudimentary unless developed and activated for the secretion of milk in the female after the birth of young. 1
- noun plural mamma Meteorology. (used with a plural verb) hanging, breastlike protuberances on the under surface of a cloud. 1
- noun mamma (anatomy) The milk-secreting organ of female humans and other mammals which includes the mammary gland and the nipple or teat; a breast; an udder. (plural: mammae). 1
- countable noun mamma Mamma means the same as mother. You can call your mamma 'Mamma'. 0
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Origin of mamma
First appearance:
before 1050 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1050; Middle English < Latin: breast, teat (whence Old English mamme teat). See mamma1
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Parts of speech for Mamma
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
mamma popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% 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".
mamma usage trend in Literature
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