Hypertext Webster Gateway: "mama"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Mamma \Mam*ma"\, n. [Reduplicated from the infantine word ma,
influenced in spelling by L. mamma.]
Mother; -- word of tenderness and familiarity. [Written also
{mama}.]
Tell tales papa and mamma. --Swift.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Mama \Ma*ma"\, n.
See {Mamma}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
mama
n 1: informal terms for a mother [syn: {ma}, {mamma}, {mom}, {momma},
{mommy}, {mammy}, {mum}, {mummy}, {mater}]
2: a name under which Ninkhursag was worshipped [syn: {Mama}]
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