momma

noun

mom·​ma

less common spelling of mama

1
: mother
2
slang : wife, woman

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Creator/showrunner David J. Rosen stacks the deck high against the increasingly frantic Paula — a momma bear who will do almost anything to protect and keep her child. Randy Myers, Mercury News, 21 May 2026 This kid wasn’t one of her cousin’s lookout boys or some little man making a score for his momma. Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026 Shoutout to my momma and daddy, and shoutout to Brandy for looking out for me. Glenn Garner, Deadline, 28 Jan. 2026 The program is a joint operation between the US Forest Service (Woody's momma owl) and the National Waste and Recycling Foundation, an environmental nonprofit. Wired, Wired News, 6 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for momma

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“Momma.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/momma. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.

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momma

variant of mama

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