momman.int.

Brit.

/ˈmɒmə/, U.S.

/ˈmɑmə/

Forms: 1800s– Momma, 1800s– momma, 1800s– mommer, 1900s– moma.

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: mama n.¹

Etymology: Variant of mama n.¹ (see discussion at that entry: the spelling of the vowel of the first syllable as o may simply reflect the loss of a phonemic distinction between /ɔ/ and /ɑ/ in many U.S. dialects).

Originally and chiefly U.S.

A. n.

1. In the southern United States (esp. before the abolition of slavery): an older black woman, esp. one having the care of white children. Frequently as a title or form of address. Cf. mammy n. 3, mama n.¹ 2a. Now historical.

ΚΠ

1803 J. Davis Trav. U.S.A. 86 Children of the most distinguished families in Carolina, are suckled by negro women. Each child has its Momma.

1810 J. Lambert Trav. Lower Canada & U.S. II. xxxvii. 414 An old negro woman is called momma, which is a broad pronunciation of mama.

1845 C. M. Kirkland Western Clearings i. 211 When my father died,..our old Momma Venus took mother home to her cabin, and done for her as long as she lived.

1884 Cent. Mag. Apr. 859/1 This incident..illustrates the position of the ‘momma’ or ‘mammy’ in a Southern family in the olden time.

1929 Amer. Speech 4 476 A final note may be added on the word momma ‘negro nurse’... The term is associated with the negroes..but is not an example of negro dialect, but rather of American English.

2. One's mother; a mother; = mama n.¹ 1a.Momma is chiefly used as a form of address, or preceded by a possessive (as ‘my momma’); it is also used without possessive (e.g., in quot. 2008) in the manner of a proper name, and as a prefixed title.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > parent > mother > [noun]

mothereOE

dame?c1225

merea1275

childbearera1382

genitricea1500

mammy1523

dama1547

mama1555

genetrix1561

mam1570

mum?1595

old lady1599

authoressc1603

mam1608

genitress1610

old woman1668

old girl1745

mummy1768

momma1810

madre1815

maw1826

ma1829

marm1835

mater1843

mom1846

mommy1846

maternal1867

motherkins1870

muvver1871

mumsy1876

mamacita1887

mutti1905

birth mother1906

duchess1909

amma1913

momsey1914

mums1915

moms1925

mata1945

baby-mother1966

mama1982

old dear1985

baby-mama1986

1810 J. Gray Let. 20 June in E. Gray Papers & Diaries of York Family (1927) xi. 192 Margaret came into my bedroom at ½ past seven, and called out for ‘Mommer’!

1864 ‘M. Twain’ in K. M. Rabb Wit & Humor Amer. (1907) V. 1810 Fie! fie!... To poke oo footsy-tootsys into momma's eye!

1899 D. Belasco Naughty Anthony in America's Lost Plays (1941) 259 Win. Who gave you my address? Knox. Your mommer.

1925 J. Yellen (title of song) My Yiddishe Momma.

1937 S. Smith Good Time was had by All 95 Louise Can't you give moma a smile?

1951 ‘J. Wyndham’ Day of Triffids ii. 43 How'd that be, Momma?

1970 G. Greer Female Eunuch 158 Baby-talk, even to the extent of calling..the wife ‘momma’.

1987 F. Flagg Fried Green Tomatoes 284 Momma Threadgoode died and was laid out in the parlor.

2008 S. Frey Forced Out xxxiii. 209 They told Momma that Daddy was alleycatting around all over the place.

3. slang (originally in African-American usage). A young woman; any woman, esp. a sexually attractive or promiscuous one; a girlfriend. Also in extended use. Cf. mama n.¹ 2b, red-hot mama n. at red-hot adj. and n. Compounds 2.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > a lover > [noun] > one who is loved or a sweetheart > specifically a female sweetheart or girlfriend

lief971

ladya1393

ladyshipa1393

speciala1400

amiec1400

womanc1400

amoreta1425

mistressc1425

paramoura1450

fair ladya1470

girl?a1513

sooterkin1530

Tib1533

she1547

lady-love1568

jug1569

young lady1584

pigeon1592

love-lass1594

lass1596

dowsabel1612

swainling1615

lucky1629

Dulcinea1638

Lindabrides1640

inamorata1651

baby1684

best girl1691

lady friend1733

young woman1822

moll1823

querida1834

sheila1839

bint1855

tart1864

babykins1870

Dona1874

novia1874

fancy-girl1892

girlfriend1892

cliner1895

tootsy1895

dinah1898

best1904

twist and twirl1905

jane1906

kitten1908

patootie1918

meisie1919

bride1924

gf1925

jelly1931

sort1933

a bit (also piece) of homework1945

beast1946

queen1955

momma1964

mi'jita1970

her indoors1979

girlf1991

1964 M. McLuhan Understanding Media (1967) ii. xxxi. 348 Baseball..will always remain a symbol of the era of the hot mommas, jazz babies..and the fast buck.

1965 N. L. Madgett Her Story in Star by Star 62 I ended up waiting on tables in Harlem And hearing uncouth men yell at me: ‘Hey, momma, you can cancel that hamburger.’

1987 N. Spinrad Little Heroes 272 Layer after layer of voiceprint parameters; a throaty electronic growl right on the lower edge of audibility,..a grunty dirty-moma chant in the middle ranges.

1992 Gallerie: Women Artists' Monographs Dec. 52 Jim is a kick-ass cat. She invariably bites the hand that feeds her. She's a mean momma—tuna-addicted, rude and belligerent.

4. slang. Something large, impressive, daunting, etc.

ΚΠ

1986 R. L. Chapman New Dict. Amer. Slang 281/1 Momma, any specified object, esp a large, admirable, or effective one.

1993 Air Gunner Nov. 61/1 As scopes go, this big momma's got it all.

B. int.

colloquial. Expressing surprise, disbelief, delight, affirmation, etc.

ΚΠ

1896 in R. F. Outcault Yellow Kid (1995) 137 O mommer!

1896 O. Wister Red Men & White 223 Oh, momma! Why, he's king round here.

1959 S. H. Adams Tenderloin 106 Oh, momma!.. I guess that's art!

Compounds

General attributive.

ΚΠ

1939 M. McLuhan Let. 1 Feb. (1987) 107 Having had an Old Country education..she simply cant [sic] take the Yankee momma boyes [sic] seriously.

1947 W. H. Auden Age of Anxiety (1948) v. 116 I've made their magic but their Momma Earth is His stone still.

1961 John o' London's 9 Nov. 519/2 Mommy is the all-American Momma-figure.

1986 A. Greely God Game (1987) i. 8 Religion, in its raw and elemental manifestation plays a ‘momma’ function; it tells stories which suggest that there is order in the confusion.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	momma
释义	momman.int. Brit. /ˈmɒmə/, U.S. /ˈmɑmə/ Forms: 1800s– Momma, 1800s– momma, 1800s– mommer, 1900s– moma. Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: mama n.¹ Etymology: Variant of mama n.¹ (see discussion at that entry: the spelling of the vowel of the first syllable as o may simply reflect the loss of a phonemic distinction between /ɔ/ and /ɑ/ in many U.S. dialects). Originally and chiefly U.S. A. n. 1. In the southern United States (esp. before the abolition of slavery): an older black woman, esp. one having the care of white children. Frequently as a title or form of address. Cf. mammy n. 3, mama n.¹ 2a. Now historical. ΚΠ 1803 J. Davis Trav. U.S.A. 86 Children of the most distinguished families in Carolina, are suckled by negro women. Each child has its Momma. 1810 J. Lambert Trav. Lower Canada & U.S. II. xxxvii. 414 An old negro woman is called momma, which is a broad pronunciation of mama. 1845 C. M. Kirkland Western Clearings i. 211 When my father died,..our old Momma Venus took mother home to her cabin, and done for her as long as she lived. 1884 Cent. Mag. Apr. 859/1 This incident..illustrates the position of the ‘momma’ or ‘mammy’ in a Southern family in the olden time. 1929 Amer. Speech 4 476 A final note may be added on the word momma ‘negro nurse’... The term is associated with the negroes..but is not an example of negro dialect, but rather of American English. 2. One's mother; a mother; = mama n.¹ 1a.Momma is chiefly used as a form of address, or preceded by a possessive (as ‘my momma’); it is also used without possessive (e.g., in quot. 2008) in the manner of a proper name, and as a prefixed title. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > parent > mother > [noun] mothereOE dame?c1225 merea1275 childbearera1382 genitricea1500 mammy1523 dama1547 mama1555 genetrix1561 mam1570 mum?1595 old lady1599 authoressc1603 mam1608 genitress1610 old woman1668 old girl1745 mummy1768 momma1810 madre1815 maw1826 ma1829 marm1835 mater1843 mom1846 mommy1846 maternal1867 motherkins1870 muvver1871 mumsy1876 mamacita1887 mutti1905 birth mother1906 duchess1909 amma1913 momsey1914 mums1915 moms1925 mata1945 baby-mother1966 mama1982 old dear1985 baby-mama1986 1810 J. Gray Let. 20 June in E. Gray Papers & Diaries of York Family (1927) xi. 192 Margaret came into my bedroom at ½ past seven, and called out for ‘Mommer’! 1864 ‘M. Twain’ in K. M. Rabb Wit & Humor Amer. (1907) V. 1810 Fie! fie!... To poke oo footsy-tootsys into momma's eye! 1899 D. Belasco Naughty Anthony in America's Lost Plays (1941) 259 Win. Who gave you my address? Knox. Your mommer. 1925 J. Yellen (title of song) My Yiddishe Momma. 1937 S. Smith Good Time was had by All 95 Louise Can't you give moma a smile? 1951 ‘J. Wyndham’ Day of Triffids ii. 43 How'd that be, Momma? 1970 G. Greer Female Eunuch 158 Baby-talk, even to the extent of calling..the wife ‘momma’. 1987 F. Flagg Fried Green Tomatoes 284 Momma Threadgoode died and was laid out in the parlor. 2008 S. Frey Forced Out xxxiii. 209 They told Momma that Daddy was alleycatting around all over the place. 3. slang (originally in African-American usage). A young woman; any woman, esp. a sexually attractive or promiscuous one; a girlfriend. Also in extended use. Cf. mama n.¹ 2b, red-hot mama n. at red-hot adj. and n. Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > a lover > [noun] > one who is loved or a sweetheart > specifically a female sweetheart or girlfriend lief971 ladya1393 ladyshipa1393 speciala1400 amiec1400 womanc1400 amoreta1425 mistressc1425 paramoura1450 fair ladya1470 girl?a1513 sooterkin1530 Tib1533 she1547 lady-love1568 jug1569 young lady1584 pigeon1592 love-lass1594 lass1596 dowsabel1612 swainling1615 lucky1629 Dulcinea1638 Lindabrides1640 inamorata1651 baby1684 best girl1691 lady friend1733 young woman1822 moll1823 querida1834 sheila1839 bint1855 tart1864 babykins1870 Dona1874 novia1874 fancy-girl1892 girlfriend1892 cliner1895 tootsy1895 dinah1898 best1904 twist and twirl1905 jane1906 kitten1908 patootie1918 meisie1919 bride1924 gf1925 jelly1931 sort1933 a bit (also piece) of homework1945 beast1946 queen1955 momma1964 mi'jita1970 her indoors1979 girlf1991 1964 M. McLuhan Understanding Media (1967) ii. xxxi. 348 Baseball..will always remain a symbol of the era of the hot mommas, jazz babies..and the fast buck. 1965 N. L. Madgett Her Story in Star by Star 62 I ended up waiting on tables in Harlem And hearing uncouth men yell at me: ‘Hey, momma, you can cancel that hamburger.’ 1987 N. Spinrad Little Heroes 272 Layer after layer of voiceprint parameters; a throaty electronic growl right on the lower edge of audibility,..a grunty dirty-moma chant in the middle ranges. 1992 Gallerie: Women Artists' Monographs Dec. 52 Jim is a kick-ass cat. She invariably bites the hand that feeds her. She's a mean momma—tuna-addicted, rude and belligerent. 4. slang. Something large, impressive, daunting, etc. ΚΠ 1986 R. L. Chapman New Dict. Amer. Slang 281/1 Momma, any specified object, esp a large, admirable, or effective one. 1993 Air Gunner Nov. 61/1 As scopes go, this big momma's got it all. B. int. colloquial. Expressing surprise, disbelief, delight, affirmation, etc. ΚΠ 1896 in R. F. Outcault Yellow Kid (1995) 137 O mommer! 1896 O. Wister Red Men & White 223 Oh, momma! Why, he's king round here. 1959 S. H. Adams Tenderloin 106 Oh, momma!.. I guess that's art! Compounds General attributive. ΚΠ 1939 M. McLuhan Let. 1 Feb. (1987) 107 Having had an Old Country education..she simply cant [sic] take the Yankee momma boyes [sic] seriously. 1947 W. H. Auden Age of Anxiety (1948) v. 116 I've made their magic but their Momma Earth is His stone still. 1961 John o' London's 9 Nov. 519/2 Mommy is the all-American Momma-figure. 1986 A. Greely God Game (1987) i. 8 Religion, in its raw and elemental manifestation plays a ‘momma’ function; it tells stories which suggest that there is order in the confusion. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.int.1803
随便看	anons anonym anonyma anonymal anonymisation anonymise anonymised anonymiser anonymises anonymising anonymities anonymity anonymization anonymize anonymized anonymizer anonymizes anonymizing anonymous anonymous ftp anonymous remailer anonymously anonymousness anonymousnesses anonyms