What does mama mean in crosswords?

mama means: informal terms for a mother

Which crossword clues can have mama as the answer?

Possible clues for mama include "Mother, casually", "Mother, informally".

Word entry · 4 letters

Best crossword clue

"Mother, casually"

4 letters · collected on this word page

4 lettersPronunciation /ˈmæmə/Part of speech nounSorted aammStarts with MEnds with A2 cluesVery common crossword word

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Borrowed from Xhosa umama and Zulu umama, sometimes only distinguishable from English mama (see etymology 1) by the context and pronunciation.

“I love the cookies which mama bakes me every week.”
“This begets Scorn, hovv can one stand in avve, / Of a vain Tavvdry, Amorous Mamma.”
“If he keep out of the vvay, my Papa and Mama may in time relent, and vve may be happy.—If he ſtays, he is hang'd, and then he is loſt for ever!”

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01“Mother, casually”4 letters

02“Mother, informally”4 letters

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