mama in English: A soft, childish word for mother, used most by small children and in many American families. (noun)

Translation

A soft, childish word for mother, used most by small children and in many American families.

Word origin

From the easy ma sound that babies make first. Very similar words for mother appear in languages all over the world.

Gender

Pluralmamas

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"Mama" is one of the first words many babies learn to say.

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Small children use "mama" to speak to their mother.

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Some grown-up speakers keep saying "mama" all their lives.

mum

The usual British word for your mother. In American English people say "mom".

mother

A woman who has a child; your female parent.

baby

A very young child who has just been born or is only a few months old.

dad

The word children use for their father.

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