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momma|ˈmɒmə|
Also Momma.
Chiefly U.S. var. of mamma (see the etym. note there). Also attrib. and Comb. Cf. mom.
1884Century Mag. Apr. 859/1 This incident..illustrates the position of the ‘momma’ or ‘mammy’ in a Southern family in the olden time. 1895Harper's Mag. Nov. 841/2 Do you think you'd catch anybody reading a contract wrong to old Meakum? Oh, momma! Why, he's king round here. 1929Amer. Speech IV. 476 A final note may be added on the word momma ‘negro nurse’... The term is associated with the negroes..but is not an example of negro dialect, but rather of American English. 1939L. M. Montgomery Anne of Ingleside viii. 58 You're nothing but a sweet little girl. Momma's Pet! 1947Auden Age of Anxiety (1948) v. 116 I've made their magic but their Momma Earth is His stone still. 1951‘J. Wyndham’ Day of Triffids ii. 43 How'd that be, Momma? 1960G. W. Target Teachers 223 A real nice Yiddisher Momma. 1961John o' London's 9 Nov. 519/2 Mommy is the all-American Momma-figure. 1970G. Greer Female Eunuch 158 Baby-talk, even to the extent of calling..the wife ‘momma’. 1972M. J. Bosse Incident at Naha iii. 128 A real live trollop..the last of the red-hot mommas. 1972Times 29 Sept. 20/6 How well we have seen the result of this [price-] battle in the position of the small retailer, affectionately known as the ‘Momma and Poppa shop’. 1973Black World Apr. 57 My momma always set more places than there was folks to eat. |