variants
also mamma
or momma
as in mother
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
But instead of meddlesome mamas making matches, the dating game now more closely resembles the stock market, with daters’ valuations charting up and down.
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Angelique Jackson, Variety, 15 June 2025
Meanwhile, the Yiddishe mama had made a comeback, in a sinister new form.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
Emaciated and exhausted, this brave mama still refused to leave her surviving babies behind.
—Tj MacIas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 June 2025
On May 31, a couple was returning from a dog walk in Grand Lake when a mama moose charged them, eventually knocking the woman to the ground, officials said.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2025
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Angelique Jackson, Variety, 15 June 2025
Meanwhile, the Yiddishe mama had made a comeback, in a sinister new form.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
Emaciated and exhausted, this brave mama still refused to leave her surviving babies behind.
—Tj MacIas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 June 2025
On May 31, a couple was returning from a dog walk in Grand Lake when a mama moose charged them, eventually knocking the woman to the ground, officials said.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mama
Noun
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The 69-year-old hails from an ethnically mixed family – his father is Azeri and his mother is Kurdish.—
Nadeen Ebrahim,
CNN,
6 July 2024
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And if your mother doesn't feel comfortable setting her own boundary, offer to be her excuse.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Washington Post,
6 July 2024
Noun
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Here's the state of the living characters at the end of the show… What happened with Cady and her mom Penny?—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
25 June 2025
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Without hesitation, the new mom springs into action, trotting through the house and into a gated room.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
Noun
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Once inside, the Fenty Beauty mogul sat in the front row while Riot had the best seat in the house — his mommy’s lap!—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
28 June 2025
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Pet owners, pregnant women and nannies have declared themselves mommies.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
23 June 2025
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“Mama.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mama. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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