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mama

noun
variants: also mamma or momma

Synonyms and Antonyms of mama

a female human parent

  • I'm not your mama—you'll have to clean up after yourself
Synonyms of mama

ma, mammy, mater [chiefly British], mom, mommy, mother, old lady
Words Related to mama

materfamilias, matriarch, matron

stepmother

supermom, superwoman

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