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
Sending love to all the mamas out there navigating postpartum and all the nuances that come with it.
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Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 14 July 2025
Meet Rosie, a sweet mama pup who just wants love and companionship despite her extremely rough start in the world.
—Tj MacIas, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2025
And who better than her to go toe-to-toe on-screen with another icon, Diahann Carroll, who played Whitley’s mama?
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 29 July 2025
Much like her environmentally conscious mama, Penelope Disick's choice of birthday party decorations featured ornaments that were not only good for her aesthetic, but also good for the environment.
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 29 July 2025
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Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 14 July 2025
Meet Rosie, a sweet mama pup who just wants love and companionship despite her extremely rough start in the world.
—Tj MacIas, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2025
And who better than her to go toe-to-toe on-screen with another icon, Diahann Carroll, who played Whitley’s mama?
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 29 July 2025
Much like her environmentally conscious mama, Penelope Disick's choice of birthday party decorations featured ornaments that were not only good for her aesthetic, but also good for the environment.
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 29 July 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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And both Jessica Walter, who played my mom on Arrested and then Julia Louis-Dreyfus, their timing is so solid.—
Scott King,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Kathy was middle-aged, probably closer to my mom’s age than mine.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Aug. 2025
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The tall, handsome physician finally gets over his mommy issues long enough to get down on one knee for everyone's favorite journalist/suffragette/secretary in the most romantic way possible.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
11 Aug. 2025
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Told in rhyming verse, the story follows Mia and her mommy on their Saturday morning trip to the grocery store.—
Essence,
Essence,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Mama.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mama. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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