mama

noun

ˈmä-mə How to pronounce mama (audio)
variants also mamma or momma
Definition of mamanext
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 Then, Yancy comes home to his girlfriend and baby mama to find Kai on the porch standing guard. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 23 July 2026 Last week, Scott posted a text from his momma, Wanda Webster, making plans to take Grandma Bernice and Grandma Sealie Wood, his maternal grandmother, to see the film. — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 22 July 2026 Her middle child, Sayveon, was the perfect picture of a mama’s boy. — Meghan O'Brien, NBC news, 20 July 2026 My mama strains both the yogurt and the cucumber before mixing everything together. — Georgina Hayden, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for mama
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  1. mom
  2. mother
  3. mommy
Noun
  • Boyfriend and mom charged Royce Moser was charged with homicide, tampering with evidence, abuse of a corpse, conspiracy to commit tampering of evidence, conspiracy to commit abuse of a corpse and obstruction of justice.
    — Michael Guise, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • This sister has never in the eight years my mom has been in the nursing home visited her once.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of mom
Noun
  • His mother found the job for him, but his employer passed away.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Khalil Rashad Smith Pembroke Pines Police Department Authorities said Smith then drove to his mother's home, also in Pembroke Pines.
    — Abby Dodge, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of mother
Noun
  • Even with this additional purchase, my all-in spend still landed right around $100, half the cost of the other diaper bags that baby websites and mommy bloggers insisted were desert-island essentials.
    — Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Perfect Mother-Son Trip The Marriott Cancun, All-Inclusive Resort made this a perfect mommy-and-me trip.
    — Alesa Andrew, Parents, 29 July 2026
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