variants
also mamma
or momma
as in mom
a female human parent
I'm not your mama—you'll have to clean up after yourself
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Recent Examples of mama
Some part of Baudelaire’s lifelong free-spending and indolence seems to be a direct rebellion against the man, if not outright Freudian jealousy—Charles was an unabashed mama’s boy.
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Literary Hub, 22 Dec. 2025
Constance’s eldest son, Willem (Toby Hemingway), is a violent bully; younger son Garret (Lucas Till) is a mama’s boy; and daughter Trisha (Aisling Franciosi) dreams of a life far away from the sparse pioneer town of Angel’s Ridge.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2025
This is my first birthday without my mama.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2025
That includes in particular, Don Rickles as an oily floor manager, Dick Smothers as a hypocritical politico, James Woods as a puke-ish parasite and, once again, Scorsese’s mother, Catherine Scorsese, as a take-no-guff, see-no-evil mama familias.
—Duane Byrge, HollywoodReporter, 22 Nov. 2025
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Literary Hub, 22 Dec. 2025
Constance’s eldest son, Willem (Toby Hemingway), is a violent bully; younger son Garret (Lucas Till) is a mama’s boy; and daughter Trisha (Aisling Franciosi) dreams of a life far away from the sparse pioneer town of Angel’s Ridge.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2025
This is my first birthday without my mama.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2025
That includes in particular, Don Rickles as an oily floor manager, Dick Smothers as a hypocritical politico, James Woods as a puke-ish parasite and, once again, Scorsese’s mother, Catherine Scorsese, as a take-no-guff, see-no-evil mama familias.
—Duane Byrge, HollywoodReporter, 22 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mama
Noun
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After four years of caretaking, my mom passed away from dementia.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Denver Post,
24 Jan. 2026
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Pay attention, however, and the connection between Mary and Boo becomes more tender as their dilemma deepens, as does the relationship between Mary and her well-meaning, if totally embarrassing, mom.—
Katie Rife,
IndieWire,
24 Jan. 2026
Noun
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In the wake of the fatal shooting of a Minnesota mother by an immigration agent this month, House Democrats have filed articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Jan. 2026
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The mother of an infant found dead inside a vacant home in Markham in 2017 was found guilty of child endangerment and concealing a homicide on Monday, city officials said.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
Noun
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My first mommy makeover consultation was back in 2023.—
Dory Zayas,
SELF,
20 Jan. 2026
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My mommy, Nancy Parsons, paid $22,000 in total fees for Murphy.—
Dave Lieber
Jan. 18,
Dallas Morning News,
18 Jan. 2026
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“Mama.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mama. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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