Mama

• Mamma

• IPA^(key): /ˈmama/ (commonly)
• IPA^(key): /maˈmaː/ (obsolete, lofty)

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• Rhymes: -aː

Mama f (genitive Mama or (prenominally without an article) Mamas, plural Mamas)

1. mum, mummy, mom, mommy

   Synonym: Mutti

• The word is commonly used with a definite article in most parts of central Germany, southern Germany, and Austria: Wo ist die Mama? – “Where is Mum?” In northern Germany—and generally in writing—no article tends to be used: Wo ist Mama?
• The genitive Mamas is used before the modified term, without any article or determiner: Mamas Tasche – “Mum’s bag”. This is chiefly northern German usage; the rest of the language prefers: die Tasche von der Mama (as above). — With an accompanying article or determiner, the genitive takes no ending: die Tasche meiner Mama – “my mum’s bag”. This, however, is not common usage in any region; children will say instead: die Tasche von meiner Mama.

• Mami (affectionate)

• “Mama” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Mama” in Duden online
• “Mama” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon

Ultimately a nursery word. Akin to German Mama and English mama.

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaːmaː/
• Hyphenation: Ma‧ma
• Rhymes: -aːmaː

Mama f (plural [please provide])

1. mother, mama

• Mama is used to address someone else's mother. To describe the concept of a mother in itself, the word Múur is used, while when addressing one's own mother, the word Mäme is used.

• Marron C. Fort (2015) “Mama”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN