mamma
informal terms for a mother
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,052 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 8,690 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.004% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- informal terms for a mother also: ma, mama, mom, momma, mommy, mammy
- milk-secreting organ of female mammals also: mammary gland
mamma in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Both exclaimed in delight "How beautiful, mamma!"
Christmas with Grandma Elsie · Martha Finley · Chapter 1
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I think you don't make allowance enough for mamma, Vincent.
With Lee in Virginia · G. A. (George Alfred) Henty · Chapter 1
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I get killed as anything off of my mamma sooner I makes a snoot.
Little Citizens: The Humours of School Life · Myra Kelly · Chapter 1
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As the mules started the baby stirred uneasily in the Seer's arms and murmured sleepily: "Mamma."
The Winning of Barbara Worth · Harold Bell Wright · Chapter 1
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Their hearts were very full, as the perception swept over them in one flash what their lives would have been without mamma.
The Two Sides of the Shield · Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge · Chapter 1