mama

ma·ma

noun \ˈmä-mə, chiefly British mə-ˈmä\

Definition of MAMA

1

: mother

2

slang : wife, woman

Variants of MAMA

ma·ma also mam·ma or mom·ma \ˈmä-mə, chiefly British mə-ˈmä\

Examples of MAMA

1. <I'm not your mama—you'll have to clean up after yourself.>

Origin of MAMA

baby talk

First Known Use: 1579

Related to MAMA

Synonyms: ma, mother (also mamma or momma), mammy, mater [chiefly British], mom, mommy, old lady

Related Words: materfamilias, matriarch, matron; stepmother; supermom, superwoman

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Rhymes with MAMA

Brahma, comma, drama, lama, llama, Rama