mamma

Examples

• All

• "She'll only ruin everything on the walk." "Nonsense," Mamma said, holding her smile.

  Fiction book (1993)

• "Now watch over your little sister," Mamma cried after us.

  Fiction book (1993)

• So yes Mama, this is a yes.

• And she said to me, Mama, she said, you did the very best you could.

  Rich Roll

• And she said, Mama, see, somebody came in, see that guy.

• Mamma, what are they going to do?

  Eyes of Fire (1983)

• Then I ran off to get ready to go with Mamma to Upland Station to buy my first school dress.

  Fiction book (1993)

• That's her mamma's house right there.

  The Highwaymen (2019)

• "Go play outside." "But, Mamma, I do!" Tamborel looked from one to the other earnestly.

  Fiction book (1993)

• Mamma, can you help me with my homework?

Synonyms

M

mom

vsmamma

• Informal

∞ 1.0

A woman who has a child and cares for them

focuses more on child use, not the broader informal adult usage

M

mama

vsmamma

• Baby Talk

∞ 1.0

A child's word for their mother

is the informal child form emphasized in the key concept

M

mommy

vsmamma

• Baby Talk

∞ 1.0

A child's word for mom

is the same informal child-focused address described in the key concept

M

ma

vsmamma

• Informal

735 7.9

A friendly informal name people use for their mother

is specifically the form often used by young children

M

mum

vsmamma

• UK

223 1.9

A woman who gave you birth or cared for you

is narrower, stressing child use rather than general informal address

M

momma

vsmamma

• Baby Talk

202 7.7

A child's informal name for their mother

is the same informal child usage highlighted in the key concept

M

mummy

vsmamma

• Baby Talk

98 5.6

A child's word for their mother

is the informal child address the key concept describes, with British usage

A

ama

vsmamma

24 9.8

A woman who is a mother or cares for children

is the English informal child word rather than a cross-cultural term

M

mammy

vsmamma

• UK

19 9.1

An informal name for a mother used in some English-speaking areas

is the general child informal form rather than a regional dialect term

M

mah

vsmamma

• Slang

12 9.9

An informal word people use for mother

is more child-directed and classic than this casual slang variant

M

mam

vsmamma

• UK

5 8.2

A polite, affectionate word for mother used in parts of the UK and Ireland

is more childlike and informal than this regional polite form

M

mami

vsmamma

• Informal

5 8.8

A warm, informal word for a mother in Spanish-speaking families

is the English child-focused informal form rather than a cultural variant

M

mamacita

vsmamma

• Baby Talk

2 9.5

A child's loving word for mother

is the simple informal child address rather than a Spanish diminutive

M

mumma

vsmamma

• Baby Talk

2 9.0

A word children use for their mother

is the same informal child address stressed by the key concept

M

mumsy

vsmamma

• Baby Talk

2 7.9

A loving name a child uses for their mother

is more purely child speech and less playful or teasing in tone

F

female parent

vsmamma

1 1.0

A woman who has a child and cares for them

is informal and child-directed rather than this formal descriptive term

A

amma

vsmamma

• Indian

9.9

Respectful or loving word for mother used in South Asian families

is more childlike and informal than this respectful familial address

A

ammi

vsmamma

• Indian

9.9

A warm informal name used for a mother in Urdu and Hindi

is the English child form rather than this South Asian informal address

M

mae

vsmamma

• Baby Talk

9.9

A loving word for mother used in Wales

is the everyday child informal form, not a regional borrowing

How Affectionate

mommy

• Baby Talk

∞ 1.0

mamma

• Baby Talk

32 7.5

mom

• Informal

∞ 1.0

mother

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology