Thesaurus
To save this word, you'll need to log in.
variants:
also mamma or momma
Synonyms of mama
a female human parent
- I'm not your mama—you'll have to clean up after yourself
Synonyms for mama
Words Related to mama
Keep scrolling for more
Keep scrolling for more
Comments on mama
What made you want to look up mama? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).
Test Your Vocabulary
Obscure Shapes
- Something that is ooid is shaped like:
Can you spell these 10 commonly misspelled words?
TAKE THE QUIZ
Test Your Knowledge - and learn some interesting things along the way.
TAKE THE QUIZLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridgedWords at Play
Ask the Editors
Share mama
Time Traveler for mama
The first known use of mama was in 1579
See more words from the same year