Meaning

5 senses
  1. (Australia, Canada, India, Ireland, New England, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, UK, informal)Mother

    Mutti, Mama, Mami

    ма́маmáma, ма́мочкаmámočka, ма́тушкаmátuška

    ма́маmáma, мату́сяmatúsja, ма́тінкаmátinka

    informal terms for a mother

  2. (US)A chrysanthemum.

  3. (US)A decoration traditionally made of chrysanthemums and ribbons, worn by girls at high school homecoming celebrations, marked with indicators such as the wearer's name, school, the year, and so on.

  4. (uncountable)A type of strong beer, originally made in Brunswick, Germany.

  5. (obsolete, uncountable)Silence.

Examples

469 sentences
  1. My mum helps me a lot.

    Мама мені дуже допомагає. — deniko

    deMeine Mama hilft mir viel. — raggione

  2. Is your mum at home?

    А твоя мама вдома? — aandrusiak

    ruТвоя мама дома? — ae5s

    deIst deine Mutter zu Hause? — Sudajaengi

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  3. Mum is playing tennis.

    Мама грає в теніс. — deniko

    deMama spielt gerade Tennis. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  4. Mum sent me to ask you what time you want dinner.

  5. Keep mum about this plan.

    deKein Wort über diesen Plan fallen lassen! — raggione

Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
mother (informal, familiar):
Русский
By meaning 1
mother (informal, familiar):
Deutsch
By meaning 1
mother (informal, familiar):

Origin

Alternative form of mam, or an abbreviation of mummy. Compare mom, mama. Abbreviation of

Alternative form of mam, or an abbreviation of mummy. Compare mom, mama.

Abbreviation of chrysanthemum.

From Middle English mum or mom (“silent”), reminiscent of the sound made when gagged or with a hand over one's mouth. Perhaps related to dated German Mumme (“mask”).

From German Mumme.

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