# mama

Pronunciation: US say "MAH-muh" /ˈmɑmə/; UK say "muh-MAH" /məˈmɑː/; AUS say "MUM-uh" /ˈmɐmə/

## Noun

1. A person's mother; a female parent. *(colloquial, Canada, US)*
   - Simple: Your mother, the woman who is your parent.
   - _The toddler reached up and wailed until his mama picked him up._
   - _Mama always said we would find our way home._

## Origin

Originally from baby talk, possibly influenced by Middle English mome ("mother, aunt"), from Old English *mōme, which goes back through Proto-Germanic *mōmǭ to Proto-Indo-European *méh₂-méh₂, a doubling of *méh₂- ("mother"). Related words include German Muhme ("aunt"), Latin mamma ("mother, nurse"), Irish mam ("mother") and Lithuanian mama, moma ("mother").

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