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mama

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ma·ma or mam·ma also mom·ma  (mäm)
n.
1. also (m-mä) Informal Mother.
2. Slang
a. A woman.
b. A wife.

[Of baby-talk origin; see m-2 in Indo-European roots.]

mama [məˈmɑː]
n
Old-fashioned an informal word for mother1
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.mamamama - informal terms for a mother          
female parent, mother - a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother); "the mother of three children"
2.Mama - a name under which Ninkhursag was worshipped
Translations
mama (o.f.) [məˈmɑː] Nmamá f
mam(m)a
n (inf)Mama f (inf)
mama mamma [məˈmɑː] n (fam) → mamma
mama mamma [məˈmɑː] n (fam) → mamma


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