Mama
[mah-muh; for 1 also muh-mah] /ˈmɑ mə; for 1 also məˈmɑ/
noun
1.
Informal. 1 .
2.
Slang.
/məˈmɑː/
noun
1.
(old-fashioned) an informal word for mother1
1707, spelling variant of mamma. Meaning “sexually attractive woman” first recorded 1925 in black slang; mama’s boy “soft, effeminate male” is from 1901.
noun
Related Terms
red-hot mama, sweet mama
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