mumma
2
9.0
- noun
- /ˈmʌmə/
- Baby Talk
:
mami
- Mumma says my loves are the best kind of loves.
- says mumma
Examples
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Mumma, watch out !
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I cried for an hour, and Mumma had to carry me home.
Blog text (14) -
I bought my mumma moon food for Christmas.
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Mumma wanted me to give this to Mr. Baines.
Fiction book (1993) -
I got upset with Mumma when she changed the computer screen so I couldn't see it, and the only thing that made it okay was her showing me your Gotcha Day photos.
Blog text (14) -
When I feel sad, Mumma always knows how to cheer me up.
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After school, I always rush to Mumma for a big hug.
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Mumma baked my favorite cookies for my birthday.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A woman who has given birth to a child
∞
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
7.9
A loving name a child uses for their mother
A loving word for mother used in Wales
Respectful or loving word for mother used in South Asian families
A warm informal name used for a mother in Urdu and Hindi
Surface Forms
Etymology
Mumma comes from baby talk like mama and mummy, built from the simple 'ma' sound that babies often make. Because that sound became a name for a 'mother', mumma is a warm, childlike way to say 'mother'.