mamãe
Portuguese, noun/mɐ̃ˈmɐ̃j̃/
mamãe is spelled M-A-M-Ã-E (5 letters) and appears 31 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 2,874th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Mamãe is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “mum, mom, mummy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “forma carinhosa de mãe”.
What does mamãe mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilfemininemum, mom, mummy
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. forma carinhosa de mãe
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 mamãe
- mamães plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce mamãe?
- Brazil /mɐ̃ˈmɐ̃j̃/
- Brazil [mɐ̃ˈmɐ̃ɪ̯̃]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to mamãe
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is mamãe in Portuguese?
mamãe appears 31 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).