momma

English

Etymology 1

Alternative spelling of mama; see further etymology there.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑmə/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -ɑmə

Noun

momma (plural mommas)

1. (US, colloquial) Mother

   My momma’s so great: she bakes me cookies every week.

2. (slang) A voluptuous woman.

   Whoa, that chick in the bikini is a real momma!

3. (slang) One's wife or girlfriend.

   I need to talk to momma before I buy the car.

Synonyms

• (mother (colloquial)): ma, mama, mamma, maw, mom

Derived terms

• yo momma

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Ilocano mama.

Noun

momma (plural mommas)

1. (Philippines, chiefly Cordillera) A betel nut plus other ingredients (like areca nut, betel leaves, slaked lime, and tobacco) to be chewed on.

   No spitting of momma here.

Derived terms

• momma juice

 

Translations

betel nut for chewing

• Ibanag: maman, ngengngoq
• Ilocano: mama
• Ivatan: mamahen
• Kankanaey: moma
• Tagalog: nganga (tl)
• Pangasinan: gagalen

Anagrams

• mammo, mammo-

Faroese

Alternative forms

• mamma

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɔmːa/
• Rhymes: -ɔmːa

Noun

momma f (genitive singular mommu, plural mommur)

1. (Suðuroy) mom, mum (colloquial word for mother)

   Hvar er momma mín?

   Where is my mommy?

Declension

f1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	momma	momman	mommur	mommurnar
accusative	mommu	mommuna	mommur	mommurnar
dative	mommu	mommuni	mommum	mommunum
genitive	mommu	mommunnar	momma	mommanna

Synonyms

• (mother): móðir

Derived terms

• mommuepl