ma·ma

[mah-muh; for 1 also muh-mah]
noun
1.
Informal. mother.
2.
Slang.
a.
a sexually attractive, usually mature woman.
b.
one's wife.
Also, mamma.


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) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
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.
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