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
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.
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Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2025
Beautiful, happy, and healthy babies who call me mama..
—Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 12 May 2025
Photos show the orcas swimming among one another, with some shots of what looks like a baby cuddling up to its mama.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2025
Best for Postpartum: Belly Bandit Mother Tucker Compression Leggings
8/12
Belly Bandit Mother Tucker Compression Leggings
A godsend for new mamas, these leggings have the best tummy compression without being too constricting.
—Elizabeth Mitchell Kadar, Glamour, 2 June 2025
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Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2025
Beautiful, happy, and healthy babies who call me mama..
—Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 12 May 2025
Photos show the orcas swimming among one another, with some shots of what looks like a baby cuddling up to its mama.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2025
Best for Postpartum: Belly Bandit Mother Tucker Compression Leggings
8/12
Belly Bandit Mother Tucker Compression Leggings
A godsend for new mamas, these leggings have the best tummy compression without being too constricting.
—Elizabeth Mitchell Kadar, Glamour, 2 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for mama
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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In between Groff’s legs, Reeves pretending to look shocked, then threw up his best rock-and-roll hands, thrilled to be betwixt the legs of a manic gay man singing jazz standards as a long-dead playboy with significant mommy issues.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
9 June 2025
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Lies, murder, and major mommy issues — just another day in the fictional town of Wellsbury, Mass.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
6 June 2025
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“Mama.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mama. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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