amma
- noun
- Indian
:
amma
- R is a big girl now, managing so well without the amma.
Examples
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After a long day, it was comforting to go home and hug my amma.
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In our family, we always seek advice from our amma when we face tough decisions.
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They say my Amma is cannot already you know, it's I think God and Amma really love me.
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My amma went to college... and thought her family was part of the new India as well... until her parents cut her off... because they thought she was marrying beneath her.
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Every Sunday, my brothers and I cook breakfast for our amma as a small way to show our love.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A woman who has a child and cares for them
∞
1.0
A child's word for their mother
∞
1.0
A child's word for mom
735
7.9
A friendly informal name people use for their mother
223
1.9
A woman who gave you birth or cared for you
202
7.7
A child's informal name for their mother
98
5.6
A child's word for their mother
32
7.5
A woman who cares for a child and helps them grow
24
9.8
A woman who is a mother or cares for children
19
9.1
An informal name for a mother used in some English-speaking areas
12
9.9
An informal word people use for mother
5
8.2
A polite, affectionate word for mother used in parts of the UK and Ireland
5
8.8
A warm, informal word for a mother in Spanish-speaking families
2
9.5
A child's loving word for mother
2
9.0
A word children use for their mother
2
7.9
A loving name a child uses for their mother
A warm informal name used for a mother in Urdu and Hindi
A loving word for mother used in Wales
How Affectionate
Surface Forms
Etymology
Amma comes from South Asian languages such as Tamil and Malayalam, where amma means 'mother'. So, like the English baby word 'mama', it is used as a warm, respectful name for your mother.