mama

noun

Informal. mother.

Slang.

a sexually attractive, usually mature woman.

one's wife.

Origin:
1545–55; nursery word, with parallels in other European languages, probably in part inherited or borrowed, in part newly formed; compare Latin mamma, Greek mámmē breast, mama (see mamma²), French maman mama, Welsh mam mother (< *mammā)

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mama (məˈmɑː)

—n
	old-fashioned an informal word for mother

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Word Origin & History

mama

early 19c. spelling variant of mamma (q.v.). Meaning "sexually attractive woman" first recorded 1925 in black slang; mama's boy "soft, effeminate male" is from 1896.

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Example sentences

My motivation was to take care of my mama and make sure she doesn't have to

work another day in her life.

Mama teaches the gang about different animal habitats.

Usually, mama is on the ground nearby waiting--or calling--for them to jump.

My twin sister thought it would be neat to take a picture of the nest, and the

mama bird swooned in on her.