maman
French, noun/ma.mɑ̃/
maman is spelled M-A-M-A-N (5 letters) and appears 55 times per million words in written French, the 1,513th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Maman is a French feminine noun meaning “mummy, mommy, mom, mum” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Mère”.
What does maman mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineinformalmummy, mommy, mom, mum
Au revoir, maman, je t’appelle demain.
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Mère. 2. Nom donné à la mère par son enfant (y compris à l’âge adulte), pour la désigner affectueusement. 3. Dame, madame.
interjection: 1. Expression de la frayeur, la douleur, le désarroi.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of maman
- mamans plural
- m'man alternative
- papa masculine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce maman?
- /ma.mɑ̃/
- \ma.mɑ̃\
- [ma.mɑ̃]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to maman
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is maman in French?
maman appears 55 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).