Definition of MAMA

mama

Meanings

Plural: mamas

Noun

  • informal terms for a mother
  • a name under which Ninkhursag was worshipped
  • Mother, female parent.

Origin / Etymology

Originally from baby talk. Possibly influenced by Middle English mome (“mother, aunt”), from Old English *mōme, from Proto-West Germanic *mōmā, from Proto-Germanic *mōmǭ (“mother, aunt”), from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂-méh₂, reduplication of *méh₂- (“mother”), related to German Muhme (“aunt”), Latin mamma (“mother, nurse”), Irish mam (“mother”), Lithuanian mama, moma (“mother”).

Synonyms

ma, mamma, mammy, mom, momma, mommy, mum, mummy

Scrabble Score: 8

mama is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
mama is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
mama is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

mama is a valid Words With Friends word