mamacita
- noun
- /ˌmɑːməˈsiːtə/
- Baby Talk
- After a long day, the children rushed to their mamacita for comforting hugs.
Examples
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You'll be my little mamacita in no time.
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Bring it home, mamacita.
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Mamacita, look over here.
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Mamacita, relax.
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Women are commonly referred to using such terms as vieja (old lady), mamacita (little mother), and bruja (witch).
Academic text (1990) -
Hola, mamacitas.
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On Mother's Day, he always calls his mamacita to express his love and gratitude.
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When I was a child, my mamacita would read me bedtime stories every night.
Synonyms
A woman who has a child and cares for them
A child's word for their mother
A child's word for mom
A friendly informal name people use for their mother
A woman who gave you birth or cared for you
A child's informal name for their mother
A child's word for their mother
A woman who cares for a child and helps them grow
A woman who is a mother or cares for children
An informal name for a mother used in some English-speaking areas
An informal word people use for mother
A polite, affectionate word for mother used in parts of the UK and Ireland
A warm, informal word for a mother in Spanish-speaking families
A word children use for their mother
A loving name a child uses for their mother
Respectful or loving word for mother used in South Asian families
A loving word for mother used in Wales
How Affectionate
Surface Forms
Etymology
Mamacita comes from Spanish mamá ('mom') and the small, loving ending -cita ('little'), so it literally means 'little mom' and is used by children or family as an affectionate way to say 'mom'.