ママmama

1. nounmom; mommy; mum; mummy; mother; mama; mamma
   ママのミルクはもう飲のんだでちょ？泣なかないでネンネしてくだちゃ〜い。↗

   You've already drunk mummy's milk. Don't cry, please go sleepy-sleep.
2. nounfemale proprietress (of a bar, etc.)

• Synonym母ははNeutralThe humble, formal way to refer to your own mother to outsiders, as in 「母は元気です」; 「ママ」 is an affectionate name you call her.
• Synonym母さんかあさんCasualA casual form of 「お母さん」, used mostly to address your mother directly at home.
• Synonymお母さんおかあさんNeutralThe most standard term: it covers both your own mother and someone else's, while 「ママ」 is mostly for small children or family use.
• SynonymおふくろCasualHow adult men colloquially refer to their own mother to others, as in 「お袋の味」.
• SynonymマミーCasualLoanword for mom with a Western, childlike flavor; rare in everyday speech.
• Related母ちゃんかあちゃんCasualAn affectionate, folksy pet name with a rustic, boyish ring; also what a husband calls his wife.
• RelatedおっかさんCasualAn old-fashioned colloquial address for one's mother, heard mainly in period dramas and from older speakers.
• AntonymパパCasualDad, used as the counterpart of 「ママ」; it can also mean a man who financially keeps a woman.

Call your mother 「ママ」 as a small child or at home; 「お母さん」 is the standard term, 「母」 the humble way to refer to her to outsiders, and 「お袋」 a man's folksy choice. For dad, say 「パパ」.

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1. 母親ははおや。
2. 酒場さかばの女おんな主人しゅじんを指さす言葉ことば。ママさん。