まま — meaning in English
mama
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English meaning
- mother noun A female parent.
- mum noun Mother — the common British and Irish term.
- mummy noun A dead body preserved through embalming and wrapping, especially as practised in ancient Egypt.
- sic adv Used in brackets after a quoted word to show it is copied exactly as written, errors included.
- sometimes adverb On certain occasions but not always.
Senses
まま is used for these senses in English:
- mother A female parent, especially of a human; a female who parents a child (which she has given birth to, adopted, or fostered).
- mum (Commonwealth, Ireland, informal) Mother.
- mummy (chiefly, UK, New England, usually, childish) mother.
- sic Thus; as written; used to indicate, for example, that text is being quoted as it is from the source.
- sometimes On some occasions, over some periods, or in certain circumstances, but not always. [from 16th c.]
mother — full definition
- noun A female parent.
- noun The origin or source of something.
- verb To care for someone the way a mother would, sometimes to an overprotective degree.
mum — full definition
- noun Mother — the common British and Irish term.
- adj Saying nothing; silent, especially about a secret.