mama

noun

ma·​ma ˈmä-mə 

chiefly British mə-ˈmä

variants or less commonly mamma or momma

1

: mother

2

slang : wife, woman

Synonyms of mama

• mom
• mother
• mommy

Examples of mama in a Sentence

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

Recent Examples on the Web

The proud mama hit the ski slopes with her family while visiting Whistler, British Columbia in February 2026. — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026

Then, Yancy comes home to his girlfriend and baby mama to find Kai on the porch standing guard. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 23 July 2026

Her middle child, Sayveon, was the perfect picture of a mama’s boy. — Meghan O'Brien, NBC news, 20 July 2026

My mama strains both the yogurt and the cucumber before mixing everything together. — Georgina Hayden, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 June 2026

Word History

Etymology

baby talk

First Known Use

1579, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing mama

• mama's boy
• sugar mama

Rhymes for mama

• brahma
• chama
• comma
• dama
• drama
• gama
• lama
• llama
• mamma
• momma
• rama
• sama

Kids Definition

mama

noun

ma·​ma

variants also mamma or momma

ˈmäm-ə

: mother entry 1 sense 1a