mãe
Portuguese, noun/ˈmɐ̃j̃/
mãe is spelled M-Ã-E (3 letters) and appears 537 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 171st most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Mãe is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “mother (female who gives birth to or parents a child)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “mulher que tem ou teve filhos, naturais ou adotivos”.
What does mãe mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemother (female who gives birth to or parents a child)
Coordinate term: pai
- 2
feminineone's mother
Mãe, a senhora viu meus óculos?
- 3
femininemother (source or origin)
A Ibéria é a mãe da Era do Descobrimento.
- 4
femininemother, stem (whence others spawn, are generated, are copied or stem)
nave-mãe
- 5
femininelees (sediment that settles during fermentation of beverages)
- 6
femininesynonym of pegador (“it”)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. mulher que tem ou teve filhos, naturais ou adotivos 2. fêmea que gerou prole; genitora, progenitora 3. a origem, causa 4. protetora, pessoa que cuida de outrem
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of mãe
- mães plural
- mãy alternative dated
- mãi alternative dated
- manhê alternative Brazil colloquial
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce mãe?
- Brazil /ˈmɐ̃j̃/
- Brazil [ˈmɐ̃ɪ̯̃]
- Portugal /ˈmɐ̃j̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to mãe
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is mãe in Portuguese?
mãe appears 537 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).