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
The mama wombat then ran across the street, seemingly in an attempt to protect its baby, per the 10 News First footage.
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Becca Longmire, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
Especially in a city like Atlanta where there's a lack of affordable housing and the historically Black neighborhoods, that a majority of our mamas live in, have been under-resourced.
—Stephanie Tharpe, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Since then, the mama pup has been healing and veterinarian Jennifer Smith gave an update on her, posted on the shelter’s Facebook page on March 31.
—Tj MacIas, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2025
My mama got a letter in the mail that said the odds were at least one or two of us were gonna get killed by gun violence one day.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 28 Mar. 2025
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Becca Longmire, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
Especially in a city like Atlanta where there's a lack of affordable housing and the historically Black neighborhoods, that a majority of our mamas live in, have been under-resourced.
—Stephanie Tharpe, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Since then, the mama pup has been healing and veterinarian Jennifer Smith gave an update on her, posted on the shelter’s Facebook page on March 31.
—Tj MacIas, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2025
My mama got a letter in the mail that said the odds were at least one or two of us were gonna get killed by gun violence one day.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mama
Noun
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The 69-year-old hails from an ethnically mixed family – his father is Azeri and his mother is Kurdish.—
Nadeen Ebrahim,
CNN,
6 July 2024
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And if your mother doesn't feel comfortable setting her own boundary, offer to be her excuse.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Washington Post,
6 July 2024
Noun
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And another thing Scott found odd was that his mom had his dad's wallet.—
Susan Mallie,
CBS News,
26 Apr. 2025
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On Friday, April 25 — during the festival’s second day — Augustus was seen towering over his mom.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
26 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Kylie Jenner is soaking up all of the mommy moments!—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Paris Hilton celebrated the holiday in true mommy fashion by throwing an adorable Easter bash for her children, as seen in an April 19 Instagram post.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Mama.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mama. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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