momma

Alternative spelling of mama; see further etymology there.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈmɒmə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑmə/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -ɒmə

momma (plural mommas)

1. (US, colloquial) Mother

   My momma’s so great: she bakes me cookies every week.

2. (slang) A voluptuous woman.

   Whoa, that chick in the bikini is a real momma!

3. (slang) One's wife or girlfriend.

   I need to talk to momma before I buy the car.

• (mother (colloquial)): ma, mama, mamma, maw, mom

Borrowed from Ilocano mama.

momma (plural mommas)

2. (Philippines, chiefly Cordillera) A betel nut plus other ingredients (like areca nut, betel leaves, slaked lime, and tobacco) to be chewed on.

   No spitting of momma here.

• mammo, mammo-

• mamma

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɔmːa/
• Rhymes: -ɔmːa

momma f (genitive singular mommu, plural mommur)

1. (Suðuroy) mom, mum (colloquial word for mother)

   Hvar er momma mín?

   Where is my mommy?

• (mother): móðir

• mommuepl