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
Also, my momma said to always follow the money, and the Pacers signed Jackson for three years and $21 million in July.
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Stan Son, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Because this mama doesn’t have enough time (or the budget) to go out and buy a bunch of gifts just shy of the biggest splurge season of the year.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 7 Oct. 2025
Look, even if there are six people coming over, my mama’s cooking for an army.
—Sid Evans, Southern Living, 2 Oct. 2025
Jean’s mama, in a kente-print muumuu (as much out of self-consciousness about middle-aged weight gain, Jean figured, as in celebration of the day), hovered nearby, smiling on.
—David Wright Faladé, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
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Stan Son, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Because this mama doesn’t have enough time (or the budget) to go out and buy a bunch of gifts just shy of the biggest splurge season of the year.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 7 Oct. 2025
Look, even if there are six people coming over, my mama’s cooking for an army.
—Sid Evans, Southern Living, 2 Oct. 2025
Jean’s mama, in a kente-print muumuu (as much out of self-consciousness about middle-aged weight gain, Jean figured, as in celebration of the day), hovered nearby, smiling on.
—David Wright Faladé, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mama
Noun
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However, her mom has already managed to do one of the most embarrassing things imaginable.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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Personnel from the Dearborn Fire Department cut the little girl’s umbilical cord and took the mom and baby to the hospital.—
Darcie Moran,
Freep.com,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Lasky also integrates tangential but no-less-compelling topics, like the show-stopping style of Iris Apfel and her influence on Lasky’s mother, and Lasky’s evergreen obsession with The Shining.—
Diana Arterian,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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Craft was able to sign the 6-foot-5, agile Mougey as a quarterback only after reassuring the player and his mother he wouldn’t be moved to receiver.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Now a mommy influencer on Instagram, Abby and her husband call upon Noah to oversee a baby naming ceremony, which a vengeful Joanne also attends.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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Elmo’s mommy is knitting him a special red, white and blue hat.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Mama.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mama. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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