mama
noun/ˈmæmə/, /məˈmɑː/
/ˈmæmə/
(also mamma)
- (North American English or old-fashioned, British English) mother see also baby mama, mummyTopics Family and relationshipsc2
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- in some places in Africa, a mother or older woman (often used as a title that shows respect)
- Leave this work to us, mama.
- Miriam Makeba became known as Mama Africa.
- Mama Ngina Kenyatta
Word Originmid 16th cent.: imitative of a child's first syllables ma, ma.
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