Meaning & use
Momma
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An informal, affectionate term for one's mother.
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"Momma, can I stay up a little later tonight?" the little girl asked.
He still calls his momma every Sunday afternoon to catch up.
A note on using this word
It's an informal variant of 'mama,' common in American Southern and African American Vernacular English.
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