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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

  1. noun A female parent.
  2. noun The origin or source of something.
  3. verb To care for someone the way a mother would, sometimes to an overprotective degree.

mum — full definition

  1. noun Mother — the common British and Irish term.
  2. adj Saying nothing; silent, especially about a secret.

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