mama
English
/ˈmɑmə/, /məˈmɑː/
noun
Definitions
- (hypocoristic) Mother, female parent.
Etymology
Derived from Middle English mome (mother, aunt) derived from Proto-Germanic *mōmǭ (mother, aunt, auntie, mama, maternal aunt) derived from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂-méh₂.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*méh₂-méh₂
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- god English
- godmama English
- mamahood English
- mamaji English
- mamiji English
- mamma English
- mammiform English
- stepmama English
- amma Latin
- mamma Latin
- mammalis Latin
- mammatus Latin
- Muhme German
- mamma Italian
- mammalogia Italian
- belle-maman French
- maman French
- mammaire French
- маман Russian
- mama Spanish, Castilian
- mamá Spanish, Castilian
- mamífero Spanish, Castilian
- μάμμη Ancient Greek
- *méh₂-méh₂ Proto-Indo-European
- mama Portuguese
- mamã Portuguese
- mamífero Portuguese
- *mōmǭ Proto-Germanic
- mome Middle English
- mam Irish
- mama Irish
- mamach Irish
- mamo Esperanto
- mama Catalan, Valencian
- mama Galician
- mamă Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- muome Middle High German
- *mōmā gmw-pro
- *mōma Old Dutch
- mamã Aromanian
- mamma Romansh
- mama Venetian
- mama Tok Pisin
- mama Mòcheno
- mama Mauritian Creole
- mama Sardinian
- mama Istriot
- mama Chinook Jargon
- mama bee Aukan