Translation
mum, mummy
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Word origin
A nursery word, from Latin mamma ('mother, breast'), one of the babbling syllables that recur in the words for 'mother' across many languages. The same root gave English mama and mammal.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- mamma
- English cognates
- mama, mammal, mammary
Grammar
Examples
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Mum is making dinner in the kitchen.
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Mum, can we go to the park?
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She calls her mum every Sunday evening without exception.
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My mum taught me how to cook when I was a child.
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The children made a card for their mum.
est le terme affectif et familier pour désigner la mère, équivalent de mum (anglais britannique) ou mom (américain). Il est utilisé par les enfants mais aussi par les adultes dans un registre intime. Plus affectueux que mère (neutre ou formel).
Maman poule (overprotective mother, helicopter parent) est une expression métaphorique. Bonne fête maman (Happy Mother's Day) est la formule du jour de la fête des Mères, célébrée le dernier dimanche de mai en France. À l'oral, ma maman ou simplement maman sont tous deux naturels selon le registre.
Where this fits
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Stories
(8)Au marché de Noël
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La famille de Léo
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Le coup de téléphone
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Où est mon téléphone ?
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Une fausse nouvelle au lycée
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Ce qu'il a dit
5 min read · Core 5000
Pas un mot avant dimanche
5 min read · Core 5000
Une paire par maison
5 min read · Core 5000
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maman: worksheet, infographic and listicle
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This word is taught in chapter 4, lesson 12: maman, salut, travailler and 5 more words.