mom·ma

[mom-uh]
noun
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momma (ˈmɒmə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
(US), (Canadian) another word for mother

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Momma is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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Word Origin & History

momma
1884, Amer.Eng. variant of mamma (q.v.). As a biker's girlfriend or female passenger, from 1950s.
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Example sentences
Her momma asked for too much and they sent her upstairs.
The ultimate goal of the three missions is to rescue the momma panda and her
  two babies.
He notes that you have to tell momma how good the food is, how good she her
  hair looks, everything.
They describe meter long catfish as the babies of a big momma.
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