la
feminine
/ˈmami/
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Translation
mum, mummy
Word origin
An affectionate diminutive of 'mama' ('mum'), built on the nursery syllable 'ma' that recurs in many languages. The same nursery root gives English mama and mummy.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- mama
- English cognates
- mama, mummy
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralmamis
Examples
¡, !
Mummy, look what I have done!
.
The little girl hugged her mummy tightly.
.
My mummy always reads me a story before sleeping.
¿ ?
Where is mummy?
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The mums were waiting for their children at the door.
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