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mama
English
Alternative forms
- mamma, momma
Etymology
Originally from baby talk. Possibly influenced by Middle English mome (“mother, aunt”), from Old English *m?me, from Proto-West Germanic *m?m?, from Proto-Germanic *m?m? (“mother, aunt”), from Proto-Indo-European *méh?-méh?, reduplication of *méh?- (“mother”), related to German Muhme (“aunt”), Latin mamma (“mother, nurse”), Irish mam (“mother”), Lithuanian mama, moma (“mother”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) enPR: mä?m?, IPA(key): /?m?m?/
- (UK) IPA(key): /m??m??/
- Rhymes: -??m?
Noun
mama (plural mamas)
- (hypocoristic, usually childish, Canada, US) Mother, female parent.
Related terms
Translations
Anagrams
- amma, ma'am
'Are'are
Noun
mama
- father
References
- Kate?ina Naitoro, A Sketch Grammar of 'Are'are: The Sound System and Morpho-Syntax (2013)
Amis
Noun
mama
- father
Aukan
Noun
mama
- mother
- woman
- Synonym: uman
Aymara
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ma.ma/
Noun
mama
- mother
- Mrs., mistress (general respectful address for married women).
Azerbaijani
Noun
mama (definite accusative maman?, plural mamalar)
- (dialectal)paternal aunt
- Synonym: bibi
- mom
- Synonym: ana
Usage notes
Declension
References
Further reading
- “mama” in Obastan.com.
Bavarian
Noun
mama
- (Timau) mother, mom, mama
References
- Umberto Patuzzi, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar, Luserna: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien.
Bikol Central
Noun
mama (masculine papa)
- a mother; a (human) female who (a) parents a child (b) gives birth to a baby (c) donates a fertilized egg or (d) donates a body cell which has resulted in a clone. Sometimes used in reference to a pregnant female, possibly as a shortened form of mother-to-be
- Synonyms: ina, nanay
- a term of address to one's mother, mother-in-law or wife
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin mamma.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /?ma.m?/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /?ma.ma/
Noun
mama f (plural mames)
- (familiar) mom
- (anatomy) mamma
Derived terms
- càncer de mama (“breast cancer”)
Related terms
Further reading
- “mama” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “mama” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “mama” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “mama” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Cebuano
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ma?ma
Noun
mama
- a mother; a (human) female who (a) parents a child (b) gives birth to a baby (c) donates a fertilized egg or (d) donates a body cell which has resulted in a clone. Sometimes used in reference to a pregnant female, possibly as a shortened form of mother-to-be
- Synonyms: ina, inahan, nanay
- a term of address to one's mother, mother-in-law or wife
Chinook Jargon
Etymology
From English mama or French maman.
Noun
mama
- mother
- Synonym: naha
- Coordinate term: papa
Dutch
Etymology
Loaned from French maman
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?m?ma?/
- (Belgium) IPA(key): /m??ma?/
- Rhymes: -a?
Noun
mama f (plural mama's, diminutive mamaatje n)
- mama, mother
- Synonyms: ma, mam
- Synonyms: moeder, moe, (Flemish) moeke
Alternative forms
- mamma
References
Ewe
Noun
mama
- grandmother
Fijian
Noun
mama
- ring (for one's finger)
Galician
Etymology
From Latin mamma.
Noun
mama f (plural mamas)
- (anatomy) mamma, breast
Related terms
- mamar
- mamífero
Verb
mama
- third-person singular present indicative of mamar
- second-person singular imperative of mamar
Garo
Etymology
Likely from Bengali ???? (mama)
Noun
mama
- maternal uncle
- husband of aunt
- father-in-law
- brother of father-in-law
Synonyms
- mamagipa (formal)
- mamatang (formal)
Guinea-Bissau Creole
Etymology
From Portuguese mama. Cognate with Kabuverdianu mama.
Noun
mama
- bosom
- breast of a woman
Hausa
Noun
m??ma f (possessed form m??mar?)
- mother
- Synonym: uwa
Noun
m??ma m (possessed form m??man)
- breast
- Synonym: nono
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?m?m?]
- Hyphenation: ma?ma
- Rhymes: -m?
Noun
mama (plural mamák)
- mom, mum
- Synonyms: anya, anyu, édesanya, anyuka, anyuci
- Coordinate term: papa
- (dialectal) grandmom
Declension
Derived terms
Ido
Etymology
Borrowed from English mama, French maman, German Mama, Italian mamma, Russian ????? (máma), Spanish mamá.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?mama/
Noun
mama (plural mamai)
- mama, mom, mommy, mum
- Synonym: matro
- Coordinate terms: papa, patro
Irish
Etymology
From Latin mamma.
Noun
mama m (genitive singular mama, nominative plural mamaí)
- (literary) breast, pap
- (anatomy) mamma
- Synonym: faireog mhamach
Declension
Mutation
Further reading
- "mama" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “mama”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “mama” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Istriot
Etymology
From Latin mamma.
Noun
mama f
- mom, mamma, mother
See also
- mare
Japanese
Romanization
mama
- R?maji transcription of ??
- R?maji transcription of ??
Kabuverdianu
Etymology
From Portuguese mama.
Noun
mama
- bosom
- breast of a woman
Krisa
Pronoun
mama
- you
Laboya
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?ma?ma]
Etymology 1
Verb
mama
- to chew betel
Etymology 2
Noun
mama
- to mother
References
- Allahverdi Verdizade (2019) , “mama”, in Lamboya word list, Leiden: LexiRumah
Latgalian
Etymology
Originally from baby talk, possibly through or influenced by other languages. Compare Lithuanian mama, Russian ???? (mama) and English mama.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?mama/
- Hyphenation: ma?ma
Noun
mama f (diminutive mame?a)
- (colloquial) mum, mummy
Declension
Synonyms
- (more formal) muote
Coordinate terms
- t?te (“dad”)
References
- A. Andronov; L. Leikuma (2008) Latgal?šu-Latv?šu-Kr?vu sarunu vuordineica, Lvava, ?ISBN, page 10
Lithuanian
Noun
mamà f (plural mãmos) stress pattern 4
- mother
Declension
Related terms
- mamýt?, mam?l? (diminutive)
Lower Sorbian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?mama]
Noun
mama f (diminutive maminka)
- mother, mom
Declension
Further reading
- mama in Ernst Muka/Mucke (St. Petersburg and Prague 1911–28): S?ownik dolnoserbskeje r?cy a jeje nar?cow / Wörterbuch der nieder-wendischen Sprache und ihrer Dialekte. Reprinted 2008, Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag
- mama in Manfred Starosta (1999): Dolnoserbsko-nimski s?ownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag.
Maquiritari
Noun
mama
- mother (used when addressing one’s mother, but not when referring to her)
References
- Ed. Key, Mary Ritchie and Comrie, Bernard. The Intercontinental Dictionary Series, Carib (De'kwana).
Martuthunira
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mama/
Noun
mama
- paternal uncle (one’s father’s brother)
References
- Dench, Alan Charles. 1995. Martuthunira: A Language of the Pilbara Region of Western Australia. Canberra: Pacific Linguistics. Series C-125.
Mauritian Creole
Etymology 1
From French maman
Noun
mama
- mother
Etymology 2
From Hindi ???? (m?m?) and Marathi ???? (m?m?).
Noun
mama
- uncle
- Synonyms: chacha, tonton
References
- Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français
Mòcheno
Etymology
Possibly derived from Middle High German muome, from Old High German muoma, from Proto-West Germanic *m?m? (“mama, mother”), from Proto-Germanic *m?m? (“mama, mother; aunt, auntie”). Cognate with German Mama, English mama.
Noun
mama f
- mother
References
- “mama” in Cimbrian, Ladin, Mòcheno: Getting to know 3 peoples. 2015. Servizio minoranze linguistiche locali della Provincia autonoma di Trento, Trento, Italy.
- “mama” in Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
Nigerian Pidgin
Noun
mama
- mother
Pali
Alternative forms
Pronoun
mama
- genitive/dative singular of aha? (“me”)
Panyjima
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mama/
Noun
mama
- father
- Synonym: papu
- paternal uncle (one’s father’s brother)
References
- Dench, Alan (1991). "Panyjima", in R.M.W. Dixon and Barry J. Blake: The Handbook of Australian Languages, Volume 4. Melbourne: Oxford University Press Australia, 125–244.
Papiamentu
Etymology
From Dutch mama.
Noun
mama
- mother
Pitjantjatjara
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?m?m?]
Noun
mama
- father
- Synonym: punari
- father’s older brother or close male friend; uncle
- Synonym: mama pu?ka
- god
Derived terms
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ma.ma/
Noun
mama f
- mum
Declension
Related terms
Further reading
- mama in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin mamma. Compare Italian mammella, French mamelle.
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /?m?.m?/
- Hyphenation: ma?ma
- Rhymes: -ama
Noun
mama f (plural mamas)
- (human) breast, bosom
- (animal) udder, teat
Verb
mama
- third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of mamar
- second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of mamar
Quechua
Noun
mama
- mother
- madam, lady
- (figuratively) nest, home
- (geology) vein
- (mathematics) matrix
Declension
Derived terms
- jatun mama
- mama qucha
See also
- tayta
Romanian
Noun
mama f
- definite nominative/accusative singular of mam?
Rwanda-Rundi
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *mààmá.
Noun
m?má 1a (plural b?mâmá 2a)
- my mother
- my maternal aunt
See also
- nyoko (“your mother”)
- nyina (“his/her mother”)
- data (“my father”)
Sardinian
Etymology
From Latin mamma, from Ancient Greek ????? (mámm?).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?mama/
Noun
mama f (plural mamas) (Limba Sarda Comuna)
- mother
See also
- babbu
- tzia
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mâma/
- Hyphenation: ma?ma
Noun
m?ma f (Cyrillic spelling ?????)
- mom
Declension
Slovak
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?mama/
Noun
mama f (genitive singular mamy, nominative plural mamy, genitive plural mám, declension pattern of žena)
- mama
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- mama in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin mamma.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?mama/, [?ma.ma]
Noun
mama f (plural mamas)
- (anatomy) mamma, breast
Related terms
Verb
mama
- Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of mamar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of mamar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of mamar.
Swahili
Pronunciation
Noun
mama (n class, plural mama)
- mother (female parent)
- Coordinate term: baba
- Respectful term of address for an older woman.
Derived terms
- mama mboga (“female vegetable hawker”)
- mama ntilie (“female food hawker”)
- mama samaki (“female fish hawker”)
Tagalog
Pronunciation 1
- IPA(key): /?ma.ma?/
- Hyphenation: ma?ma
Noun
mamà
- a term used in referring to, or in addressing, a male unknown to the speaker
- Synonyms: mang, manong
Pronunciation 2
- Hyphenation: ma?ma
- IPA(key): /ma.?ma/
- IPA(key): /ma.ma/
- IPA(key): /?ma.ma/
Etymology
/ma.?ma/ from Spanish mamá, adapted from French maman. /ma.ma/ from Hokkien ??. /?ma.ma/ from English mama / momma.
Noun
mama (masculine papa)
- (colloquial, familiar, childish) mum, mom
- Synonyms: ma, ina, nanay, inay, nay, inang, nanang
- sibling of parent, younger than father or mother; any relative of the father or mother
Pronunciation 3
- IPA(key): /ma.?ma?/
- Hyphenation: ma?ma
Noun
mamâ
- betel chewing
Related terms
Tok Pisin
Etymology
From English mama.
Noun
mama
- mother
- Antonym: papa
Derived terms
- mama karim
Tumbuka
Noun
mama 1a (plural ?amama 2)
- mother, mom
Coordinate terms
- dada
Turkish
Noun
mama (definite accusative mamay?, plural mamalar)
- baby food
- food (in child's language)
Declension
Upper Sorbian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?mama]
Noun
mama f (diminutive mami?ka or mamimka)
- mama, mommy, mum
Declension
Related terms
Venda
Verb
mama
- to suck
Venetian
Etymology
From Latin mamma. Compare Italian mamma.
Noun
mama f (plural mame)
- mother
- mum, mummy
Wanyi
Etymology
Compare Guugu Yimidhirr mayi.
Noun
mama
- (vegetable-based) food
References
- Mary Laughren, Rob Pensalfini, Tom Mylne, Accounting for verb-initial order in an Australian language, in Verb First: On the syntax of verb-initial languages (2005)
Yoruba
Alternative forms
- m??m??
Noun
màmá
- mother
Coordinate terms
- baba
mama From the web:
- what mama
- what mama doesn't know waterboy
- what mamacita means
- what mamamoo member are you
- what mammal lives the longest
daddy
English
Etymology
From dad +? -y.
Pronunciation
- enPR: d?d'i, IPA(key): /?dædi/
- Rhymes: -ædi
Noun
daddy (plural daddies)
- (usually childish) Father.
- (informal) A male lover.
- 1955, Ray Charles, Greenbacks
- She looked at me with that familiar desire
- Her eyes lit up like they were on fire
- She said, "My name's Flo, and you're on the right track,
- But look here, daddy, I wear furs on my back,
- So if you want to have fun in this man's land,
- Let Lincoln and Jackson start shaking hands."
- 1955, Ray Charles, Greenbacks
- (dated slang) An informal term of address for a man.
- Rock 'n' roll is cool, daddy, and you know it!
- (slang) A male juvenile delinquent in a reformatory who dominates the other inmates through threats and violence.
- 2004, David Wilson, Sean O'Sullivan, Images of Incarceration (page 162)
- However, what is of interest is that it is clear that the staff have to use the prisoners to run the borstal and thus do not object to, or try to control the inmate subculture that produces 'daddies', violence, sexual assault and racism, […]
- 2015, Noel 'Razor' Smith, The Criminal Alphabet: An A-Z of Prison Slang
- The daddies were the chaps of the old borstal system, leaders who had clawed their way to the top of the borstal food chain by showing gameness and the ability and willingness to inflict serious violence on their fellow detainees.
- 2004, David Wilson, Sean O'Sullivan, Images of Incarceration (page 162)
Synonyms
- da (Irish)
- dad
- dadda
- daddio
- pa
- papa
- paw
- pop
- poppa
- See also Thesaurus:father
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
daddy (third-person singular simple present daddies, present participle daddying, simple past and past participle daddied)
- (transitive, chiefly Appalachia) To father; to sire.
- 1997, Larry L. King, True Facts, Tall Tales, and Pure Fiction (?ISBN):
- Grieving apparently wasn't a full-time job, however, since Hank up and married a gal named Billie Jean and daddied a daughter by yet another consoler.
- 1997, Larry L. King, True Facts, Tall Tales, and Pure Fiction (?ISBN):
See also
- mom (US and Canada)
- mommy (US and Canada)
- mum
- mummy
daddy From the web:
- what daddy mean
- what daddy long legs eat
- what daddy issues
- what daddy in spanish
- what daddy chill mean
- what daddy issues mean
- what daddy hat means
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