mama

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

mama [mama mamas] (also mamma)BrE [ˈmæmə] NAmE [ˈmæmə] noun
1. BrE [ˈmæmə] ; [məˈmɑː] ; NAmE [ˈmæmə] (NAmE or BrE, old-fashioned)mother
see also ↑mummy
2. in some places in Africa, a mother or older woman (often used as a title that shows respect)
•Leave this work to us, mama.
•Miriam Makeba became known as Mama Africa.
•Mama Ngina Kenyatta

Word Origin:
mid 16th cent.: imitative of a child's first syllables ma, ma.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  Mama, ma, mamma, mom, momma, mommy, mammy, mum, mummy