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Examples of mama in a Sentence
I'm not your mama—you'll have to clean up after yourself.
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Even his doggone mama and her sister were getting in on the attention.
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Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 26 Sep. 2023
There were times in my life where my mama couldn’t get my number [Laughs].
—Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 21 Sep. 2023
The resulting visual movement captures the intricate interplay of love and hardship, beauty and struggle, unveiling the deeply personal and poetic truths of the participating mamas and artists.
—Photovogue, Vogue, 12 Sep. 2023
Another picture shows Riot bundled up in a blanket in his mama's arms.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 19 Sep. 2023
Watch the unbridled joy between this baby chimp and his mama when they're finally reunited.
—Carissa Quiambao, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2023
And Barbara-Pam wanted that kind of man, like her daddy had been to her mama.
—Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, The New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2023
This mama is the epitome of the hashtag: #bookedbusyandblessed.
—As Told To Bridgette Bartlett Royall, Essence, 29 Aug. 2023
So, this mama's mirror selfie doubles as an expert lesson in Mom Power.
—Jacqueline Tempera, Women's Health, 18 Aug. 2023
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Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 26 Sep. 2023
There were times in my life where my mama couldn’t get my number [Laughs].
—Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 21 Sep. 2023
The resulting visual movement captures the intricate interplay of love and hardship, beauty and struggle, unveiling the deeply personal and poetic truths of the participating mamas and artists.
—Photovogue, Vogue, 12 Sep. 2023
Another picture shows Riot bundled up in a blanket in his mama's arms.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 19 Sep. 2023
Watch the unbridled joy between this baby chimp and his mama when they're finally reunited.
—Carissa Quiambao, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2023
And Barbara-Pam wanted that kind of man, like her daddy had been to her mama.
—Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, The New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2023
This mama is the epitome of the hashtag: #bookedbusyandblessed.
—As Told To Bridgette Bartlett Royall, Essence, 29 Aug. 2023
So, this mama's mirror selfie doubles as an expert lesson in Mom Power.
—Jacqueline Tempera, Women's Health, 18 Aug. 2023
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Word History
Etymology
baby talk
First Known Use
1579, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Mama.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mama. Accessed 4 Oct. 2023.
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