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# mamma

noun (plural mammas)

«mamma» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Mamma is an old-fashioned word for mother, used by young children. Also used in tales as a childlike word for mother. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mamma/#m1)

### In the lessons

in tales, a child speaking to or about its mother

### Examples

- Mamma, can I have a drink? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mamma/#x1)
- Grand-mamma, what great arms you have got! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mamma/#x2)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «mamma» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mamma/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«mamma» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/mamma.html) on Mova free.