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mamas

noun

variants also mammas or mommas

plural of mama

as in moms

a female human parent I'm not your mama—you'll have to clean up after yourself

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Recent Examples of mamas In a time when companies are guilty of solely fostering young talent and offering legacy staff members early buyouts, aviation continues—at least at the employee level—to embrace wisdom from senior mamas and papas. — Joey Skladany, Travel + Leisure, 26 Aug. 2026 This one's for all the chocolate-loving mamas out there. — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 1 May 2026 The funny women are both proud blonde mamas and are even within an inch of each other's height. — Laura Lane, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026 The beach belongs to babies, Bikini mamas, and the old. — Patricia Lockwood, The New York Review of Books, 5 Mar. 2026 Those new doe mommas need to eat and will be out and about looking for food. — CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026 One Sunday in May, mamas are celebrated. — Danielle Atkinson, Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2025 For this reason, expecting mamas should consider taking a prenatal breastfeeding class. — Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 27 Aug. 2025 While the comparison of slave babies being taken from their mommas, and immigrant children being separated from their parents might seem a bit harsh to some, the pain is the same. — Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2025

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The California State Senate passed a bill Thursday to regulate potential toxins in diapers — a product moms, dads and caregivers may use up to 8,000 times before a child is potty-trained.

— Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
The moms, dads, wives, husbands, daughters and sons whose lives were upended.

— New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of moms

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Midwives and doulas work alongside OB-GYNs and support mothers who want to avoid a delivery by cesarean section unless necessary.

— Noam Levey, NPR, 1 Sep. 2026
Both grooms wrote their own vows, but one of the ceremony’s most memorable roles belonged to Zuckerman’s 90-year-old grandmother, who served as their flower girl and walked alongside both of their mothers.

— Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026

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