mama
noun(also mamma)
- /ˈmæmə/, /məˈmɑː//ˈmæmə/(North American English or British English, old-fashioned) mother see also mummyTopics Family and relationshipsc2
- /ˈmæmə//ˈmæmə/in some places in Africa, a mother or older woman (often used as a title that shows respect)
- Leave this work to us, mama.
- Miriam Makeba became known as Mama Africa.
- Mama Ngina Kenyatta
Word Originmid 16th cent.: imitative of a child's first syllables ma, ma.