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
Out of more than a million votes, the mama bear received more than 70,000 votes, while Chunk, estimated to be 30 years old, netted nearly 30,000 votes, according to the competition's website.
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Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Basically, Belly’s mom, Laurel, and the Fisher mama, Susannah, do a joint family vacay every summer at Susannah’s family beach house.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
So grateful to be doing this again with you momma!
—Erin Clack, People.com, 18 Aug. 2025
While the comparison of slave babies being taken from their mommas, and immigrant children being separated from their parents might seem a bit harsh to some, the pain is the same.
—Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2025
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Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Basically, Belly’s mom, Laurel, and the Fisher mama, Susannah, do a joint family vacay every summer at Susannah’s family beach house.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
So grateful to be doing this again with you momma!
—Erin Clack, People.com, 18 Aug. 2025
While the comparison of slave babies being taken from their mommas, and immigrant children being separated from their parents might seem a bit harsh to some, the pain is the same.
—Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mama
Noun
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Kirsten Obstacles and my first realisations about society's stereotypical attitudes toward motherhood, being a mother, and being an artist and mother quickly led me to take action.—
Caterina De Biasio,
Vogue,
11 Sep. 2025
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From Paris’s Belle Époque to New-York and early Hollywood, Alice follows the journey of a visionary artist who defied conventions and expectations as a filmmaker, entrepreneur, wife and mother.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Tramell Tillman made all moms proud Every tired mom dreams of her child publicly thanking her someday.—
Sandra Gonzalez,
CNN Money,
15 Sep. 2025
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In one paper, published in the peer reviewed American Journal of Public Health, researchers surveyed Flint moms eligible for Rx Kids, those in Flint before the program began and mothers in the surrounding region.—
Nushrat Rahman,
Freep.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Paul, the perennially viral, soft-swinging, sometimes problematic yet incredibly watchable mommy influencer turned reality star via Hulu’s The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives is the next sweetheart looking for love on ABC’s 20-year-old dating show.—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
10 Sep. 2025
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The 45-year-old’s daughter Ella incorporates the Nurture Cream into her daily routine just like her mommy, and reaches for the Nurture Oil to soothe sunburned skin.—
Essence,
Essence,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Mama.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mama. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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