mama1
noun/ˈmæmə/, /məˈmɑː/
/ˈmæmə/
(also mamma)
- (North American English or old-fashioned, British English) mother
妈妈 - in some places in Africa, a mother or older woman (often used as a title that shows respect)
妈妈，大妈（非洲某些地方对母亲的称呼或对年长妇女的尊称） - Leave this work to us, mama.
这活儿留给我们干吧，妈妈。 - Miriam Makeba became known as Mama Africa.
米丽娅姆·马凯巴被称为非洲之母。 - Mama Ngina Kenyatta
恩金纳·肯雅塔夫人
- Leave this work to us, mama.
Word Originmid 16th cent.: imitative of a child's first syllables ma, ma.