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Mama, Russia, an urban-type settlement in the Mamsko-Chuysky District of Irkutsk Oblast, Russia . Mama Airport, an airport located near the settlement; Mama (river), a tributary of the Vitim of which the settlement takes its name
A baby mama (or baby momma, also baby mother) is a slang term for a mother who is not married to her child's father, although the term often carries other connotations as well. This term is associated with African Americans originally, coming from Jamaican Creole and finding its way into hip-hop music .
Mama was imported into Japan from American influence post-World War II, and is a less formal term for mother [59] In many other languages, similar pronunciations apply: Amma (அம்மா) or Thai (தாய்) in Tamil .
A mama-san or mamasan is usually a woman in a position of authority, especially one in charge of a geisha house or bar or nightclub in East Asia. [1] In Southeast Asia a mamasan is a woman who works in a supervisory role in certain establishments, typically those related to drinking places. Papa-san may refer to a man in a similar position.
Mama Killa Pachamama is a goddess revered by the indigenous peoples of the Andes . In Inca mythology she is an " Earth Mother " type goddess, [ 1 ] and a fertility goddess who presides over planting and harvesting, embodies the mountains, and causes earthquakes .
A "yo mama" joke or your mom joke is a form of humor involving a verbal disparaging of one's mother. Used as an insult, "your mother..." Used as an insult, "your mother..." preys on widespread sentiments of parental respect .
Mother's boy, also commonly and informally mummy's boy, mommy's boy or mama's boy, is a derogatory term for a man seen as having an unhealthy dependence on his mother at an age at which he is expected to be self-reliant (e.g. live on his own, earn his own money, be married).
The stereotype is a Chinese mother who relentlessly drives her child to study hard, without regard for the child's social and emotional development. The notion of a "tiger parent" is analogous to other authoritarian parenting stereotypes, such as the American stage mother, the Japanese kyōiku mama, and the Jewish mother.