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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmamá
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ma-ma
"Mi mamá hace las galletas más ricas."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person's mother.
"My mom makes the best cookies." - 2
An informal term used to address or refer to one's mother.
"I called my mom to ask for advice."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived as a colloquial shortening of 'mother', originating in the early 19th century in North American English. The term builds upon infant vocalizations of the bilabial nasal consonant 'm', mirrored across numerous global languages for maternal figures.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Mom" is said worldwide
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maman
Transliteration: ma-mahn
"Ma maman fait les meilleurs gâteaux."
Mama
Transliteration: ma-ma
"Meine Mama macht die besten Kekse."
mamma
Transliteration: mam-ma
"La mia mamma fa i biscotti migliori."
mamá
Transliteration: ma-ma
"Mi mamá hace las galletas más ricas."
mamãe
Transliteration: ma-mai
"Minha mamãe faz os melhores biscoitos."
माँ
Transliteration: mā̃
"मेरी माँ सबसे अच्छे बिस्कुट बनाती हैं।"
妈妈
Transliteration: māma
"我妈妈做的饼干最好吃。"
엄마
Transliteration: eomma
"우리 엄마가 제일 맛있는 쿠키를 만드세요."
お母さん
Transliteration: okaasan
"私のお母さんは最高のクッキーを作ります。"
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