maman

French

Etymology

From baby talk, possibly influenced by (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin mamma.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.mɑ̃/

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Noun

maman f (plural mamans)

1. (informal or childish) mummy, mom, mum

   Au revoir, maman, je t’appelle demain.

   Bye, mom, I'll call you tomorrow.

   Pleure pas, mon chéri, maman est là.

   Don't cry, sweetie; mommy's here.

Synonyms

• mère

Derived terms

• bonne-maman
• grand-maman

Further reading

• “maman”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Galician

Verb

maman

1. third-person plural present indicative of mamar

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Spanish

Verb

maman

1. Second-person plural (ustedes) present indicative form of mamar.
2. Third-person plural (ellos, ellas, also used with ustedes^?) present indicative form of mamar.

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Turkish

Noun

maman

1. second-person singular possessive of mama