variants
also mamma
or momma
as in mother
a female human parent
I'm not your mama—you'll have to clean up after yourself
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Recent Examples of mama
On Wednesday, May 14, the 38-year-old actress shared a carousel of snaps that included rare footage of her daughter Juno Rose Diana, 5, encouraging her mama before Turner-Smith headed out to Tory Burch’s store opening in Beverly Hills, California.
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Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 15 May 2025
Here's how other stars are celebrating the mamas in their lives.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 11 May 2025
Below—just in time for Mother's Day—read just a sampling of the heartfelt things these guys have said about their mama.
—Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 10 May 2025
An update shared on Thursday by the poster shows the proud cat mama feeding her little kittens, each one of them featuring one of the colors found in their mom's fur, ranging from orange, to gray, and black.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
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Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 15 May 2025
Here's how other stars are celebrating the mamas in their lives.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 11 May 2025
Below—just in time for Mother's Day—read just a sampling of the heartfelt things these guys have said about their mama.
—Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 10 May 2025
An update shared on Thursday by the poster shows the proud cat mama feeding her little kittens, each one of them featuring one of the colors found in their mom's fur, ranging from orange, to gray, and black.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mama
Noun
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The 69-year-old hails from an ethnically mixed family – his father is Azeri and his mother is Kurdish.—
Nadeen Ebrahim,
CNN,
6 July 2024
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And if your mother doesn't feel comfortable setting her own boundary, offer to be her excuse.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Washington Post,
6 July 2024
Noun
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In 2016, my mom discovered the Travelon Bag Bungee on Amazon and hasn't traveled without it.—
Bria McNeal,
Travel + Leisure,
1 June 2025
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Her friend Evelyn Ventura wore a corset her mom got her from Spain.—
Clara-Sophia Daly,
Miami Herald,
1 June 2025
Noun
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Leighton Meester will guest star as Abby, an Instagram mommy influencer and Joanne’s childhood nemesis.—
Giana Levy,
Variety,
1 June 2025
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Andor’s tightly-wound oddball with serious mommy issues finally met his end on episode 8 of the Star Wars series' second season, as Syril Karn was on the receiving end of a blaster bolt during the massacre of Ghorman.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
7 May 2025
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“Mama.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mama. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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