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单词 mama
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mama

/ˈmamə / /məˈmɑː /
(also mamma)
noun
1 dated or North American One’s mother (especially as a child’s term): she had hated being parted from her mama and papa [as name]: come along and meet Mama...
  • And he meets some other kids, and those kids have two mamas or two papas.
  • The mamas and papas did not have to just watch their children have all the fun.
  • James Gandolfini plays Tom, the father of the household, and Catherine O'Hara is Christine, the mama to Tom's papa.
2US informal A mature woman: the ultimate tough blues mama...
  • Sorry, would-be martyrs, we do not censor your favorite sites from comments, unless you're into mature mamas or something.
  • Formidable mammas kept a watch out for grooms with purses (over personality).
  • We have been devouring cakes baked by young ladies and old mamas.

Origin

Mid 16th century: imitative of a child's first syllables ma, ma.

  • see baby, mum

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