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mama

noun
(also mamma)
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  1. 🔊/ˈmæmə/, 🔊/məˈmɑː/
    🔊/ˈmæmə/
     (North American English or British English, old-fashioned) mother妈妈 see also mummyTopics Family and relationshipsc2
  2. 🔊/ˈmæmə/
    🔊/ˈmæmə/
     in some places in Africa, a mother or older woman (often used as a title that shows respect)妈妈，大妈（非洲某些地方对母亲的称呼或对年长妇女的尊称）
    • Leave this work to us, mama.这活儿留给我们干吧，妈妈。🔊🔊
    • Miriam Makeba became known as Mama Africa.米丽亚姆 · 马凯巴被称为非洲之母。🔊🔊
    • Mama Ngina Kenyatta恩金纳 · 肯雅塔夫人
    3. Word Originmid 16th cent.: imitative of a child's first syllables ma, ma.