mãezinha
Portuguese, noun/ˌmɐ̃j̃ˈzĩ.ɲɐ/
mãezinha is spelled M-Ã-E-Z-I-N-H-A (8 letters) and appears 1.3 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 28,135th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Mãezinha is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “mammy, mum, mom” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a diminutive of mãe.
What does mãezinha mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininediminutive of mãe
- 2
femininemammy, mum, mom
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of mãezinha
- mãezinhas plural
- mãinha alternative Northeast-Brazil
- mainha alternative Northeast-Brazil
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce mãezinha?
- Brazil /ˌmɐ̃j̃ˈzĩ.ɲɐ/
- Brazil [ˌmɐ̃ɪ̯̃ˈzĩ.j̃ɐ]
- Portugal /ˌmɐ̃j̃ˈzi.ɲɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is mãezinha in Portuguese?
mãezinha appears 1.3 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).