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
Scoma’s Brothers Al and Joe Scoma opened their dockside restaurant in 1965 with half a dozen stools and their mama’s recipes.
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Becky Duffett, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
My hope is that Meadow not only remembers the tall ocean waves knocking us down to laughter, or the incredible sounds of the island drums, but also the feeling that her mama enjoys her company, slowing down with her, and showing her the world from a space of fullness and not depletion.
—Kareema Bee, Parents, 31 Dec. 2025
Behind a big mama grizzly bounded a months-old cub.
—Katie Nanton, Travel + Leisure, 30 Dec. 2025
Many focused on home, family, mama, papaw and grampa.
—Bob Hill, Louisville Courier Journal, 23 Dec. 2025
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Becky Duffett, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
My hope is that Meadow not only remembers the tall ocean waves knocking us down to laughter, or the incredible sounds of the island drums, but also the feeling that her mama enjoys her company, slowing down with her, and showing her the world from a space of fullness and not depletion.
—Kareema Bee, Parents, 31 Dec. 2025
Behind a big mama grizzly bounded a months-old cub.
—Katie Nanton, Travel + Leisure, 30 Dec. 2025
Many focused on home, family, mama, papaw and grampa.
—Bob Hill, Louisville Courier Journal, 23 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mama
Noun
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Princess Beatrice is mom to daughters Sienna, 4, and Athena, 1, while Princess Eugenie is mother to sons August, 4, and Ernest, 2.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
31 Jan. 2026
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Deirdre McKiernan was two months old the first time she was wheeled by her mom into an ice hockey rink in a double stroller with her older sister Kate.—
Lori Riley,
Hartford Courant,
31 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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Because his mommy isn't coming back.—
Rina Nakano,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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The 23-year-old actress celebrated her baby boy’s first birthday by sharing a series of images of him over the last 12 months with her Instagram followers, and taking him on a mommy-and-me vacation.—
Essence,
Essence,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Mama.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mama. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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