Mama
German, noun/ˈmama/
Mama is spelled M-A-M-A (4 letters) and appears 48 times per million words in written German, the 1,771st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Mama is a German feminine noun meaning “mum, mummy, mom, mommy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Kindersprache, Familiensprache: der weibliche Elternteil”.
What does Mama mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemum, mummy, mom, mommy
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Kindersprache, Familiensprache: der weibliche Elternteil
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Mama
- Mamas before-noun genitive without-article
- Mamma alternative
- Papa masculine
- Papi masculine
- Paps masculine
- Vater masculine
- Vati masculine
- Alter masculine casual
- Mamachen diminutive
- Mamalein diminutive
- Ma abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Mama?
- /ˈmama/
- /maˈmaː/
- [ˈmama]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Mama
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Mama in German?
Mama appears 48 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).