ママ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mama"

Japanese

Alternative spelling
マヽ

Etymology 1

From English mama.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ママ [máꜜmà] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ma̠ma̠]

Noun

ママ or マヽ • (mama) 

1. (childish) mama, mamma, a childish form of mother, one's female parent
2. proprietress of a drinking establishment etc.

Synonyms

• (mama):, 母(かあ)ちゃん (kāchan) (childish), お母(かあ)さん (okāsan)
• (one's mother): お袋(ふくろ) (ofukuro) (informal)
• (a proprietress): 女(おんな)主(しゅ)人(じん) (onna shujin), マダム (madamu)

Coordinate terms

• パパ (papa)

Derived terms

• ママ友(とも) (mamatomo)
• ママチャリ (mamachari)

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of ママ – see the following entry.

【儘まま】H [noun] the same, unchanged state; state as it is [noun] (mostly in the form 儘になる (mama ni naru)) the desired or ideal state; freedom [noun] act of leaving things as it is [noun] (writing and editing) ママ: sic, as it is Alternative spellings 随, 任, 侭, まんま

(This term, ママ (mama), is the katakana spelling of the above term.)