מאַמע

Yiddish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic, from baby talk.

Pronunciation

(YIVO, Litvish, Poylish) IPA^(key): [ˈmamə]
(Ukraynish) IPA^(key): [ˈmɔmə]

Noun

מאַמע • (mame) f, plural מאַמעס (mames), diminutive מאַמעלע (mamele)

mother, mom

Usage notes

This is one of the few nouns in Yiddish to inflect for case, becoming מאַמען (mamen) in the dative.

Synonyms

(mother): מוטער (muter)

Coordinate terms

(by gender): טאַטע (tate), פֿאָטער (foter)

Derived terms

טאַטע־מאַמע (tate-mame)
מאַמינקע (maminke)
מאַמע־לשון (mame-loshn)
מאַמעלע (mamele)
מאַמען (mamen)
מאַמעניו (mamenyu)
מאַמעשי (mameshi)
שטיפֿמאַמע (shtifmame)

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