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mamas

noun

variants also mammas or mommas

plural of mama

as in moms

a female human parent I'm not your mama—you'll have to clean up after yourself

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Recent Examples of mamas This one's for all the chocolate-loving mamas out there. — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 1 May 2026 The funny women are both proud blonde mamas and are even within an inch of each other's height. — Laura Lane, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026 The beach belongs to babies, Bikini mamas, and the old. — Patricia Lockwood, The New York Review of Books, 5 Mar. 2026 Those new doe mommas need to eat and will be out and about looking for food. — CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026 One Sunday in May, mamas are celebrated. — Danielle Atkinson, Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2025 For this reason, expecting mamas should consider taking a prenatal breastfeeding class. — Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 27 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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The course is built to walk parents step-by-step through mastering budget-busting expenses like diapers, wipes, formula, and groceries while building a supportive community of like-minded moms.

— Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 31 July 2026
Compared to younger women, older moms are at higher risk of complications like preeclampsia, gestational diabetes, placental abnormalities, miscarriage chromosomal conditions and cesarean delivery.

— Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 29 July 2026

Definition of moms

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Very young animals do best with their mothers, who might be hiding or hunting, Nett noted.

— Jen Reeder, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Breastfeeding is linked to higher IQs in children, but mothers with higher IQs are more likely to breastfeed, and because IQ is partly genetic, their kids would probably have higher IQs anyway.

— Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 3 Aug. 2026

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