maman
common noun
Syllable Decomposition
mamanfrom the first babbling sounds uttered by the baby, interpreted as designating the mother. this word (or very similar words) is found in many languages. cf. the Latin and Greek mamma ("breast").
Definitions
Synonyms
la mèremam'smamsmamounettesa mère
Masculine
Plural
mamans
Translations
german:Mutti
english:mommy
arabic:ماما'/%3e%3cuse%20xlink:href='%23cn-a'%20width='30'%20height='20'%20transform='matrix(-12.33562%20-20.5871%2020.58684%20-12.33577%20240.3%2048)'/%3e%3cuse%20xlink:href='%23cn-a'%20width='30'%20height='20'%20transform='matrix(-3.38573%20-23.75998%2023.75968%20-3.38578%20288%2095.8)'/%3e%3cuse%20xlink:href='%23cn-a'%20width='30'%20height='20'%20transform='matrix(6.5991%20-23.0749%2023.0746%206.59919%20288%20168)'/%3e%3cuse%20xlink:href='%23cn-a'%20width='30'%20height='20'%20transform='matrix(14.9991%20-18.73557%2018.73533%2014.99929%20240%20216)'/%3e%3c/svg%3e)
chinese:妈妈'%20transform='translate(89.8%20.4)scale(.9375)'%3e%3cpath%20fill='%23fff'%20d='M-95.8-.4H587v512H-95.8Z'/%3e%3cg%20transform='rotate(-56.3%20361.6%20-101.3)scale(10.66667)'%3e%3cg%20id='kr-c'%3e%3cpath%20id='kr-b'%20fill='%23000001'%20d='M-6-26H6v2H-6Zm0%203H6v2H-6Zm0%203H6v2H-6Z'/%3e%3cuse%20xlink:href='%23kr-b'%20width='100%25'%20height='100%25'%20y='44'/%3e%3c/g%3e%3cpath%20stroke='%23fff'%20d='M0%2017v10'/%3e%3cpath%20fill='%23cd2e3a'%20d='M0-12a12%2012%200%200%201%200%2024Z'/%3e%3cpath%20fill='%230047a0'%20d='M0-12a12%2012%200%200%200%200%2024A6%206%200%200%200%200%200Z'/%3e%3ccircle%20cy='-6'%20r='6'%20fill='%23cd2e3a'/%3e%3c/g%3e%3cg%20transform='rotate(-123.7%20191.2%2062.2)scale(10.66667)'%3e%3cuse%20xlink:href='%23kr-c'%20width='100%25'%20height='100%25'/%3e%3cpath%20stroke='%23fff'%20d='M0-23.5v3M0%2017v3.5m0%203v3'/%3e%3c/g%3e%3c/g%3e%3c/svg%3e)
korean:엄마
spanish:mamá
finnish:mami
greek:μαμά'%20transform='translate(82.1)scale(.94)'%3e%3cpath%20fill='%23fff'%20d='M619.4%20512H-112V0h731.4z'/%3e%3cpath%20fill='%230038b8'%20d='M619.4%20115.2H-112V48h731.4zm0%20350.5H-112v-67.2h731.4zm-483-275%20110.1%20191.6L359%20191.6z'/%3e%3cpath%20fill='%23fff'%20d='m225.8%20317.8%2020.9%2035.5%2021.4-35.3z'/%3e%3cpath%20fill='%230038b8'%20d='M136%20320.6%20246.2%20129l112.4%20190.8z'/%3e%3cpath%20fill='%23fff'%20d='m225.8%20191.6%2020.9-35.5%2021.4%2035.4zM182%20271.1l-21.7%2036%2041-.1-19.3-36zm-21.3-66.5%2041.2.3-19.8%2036.3zm151.2%2067%2020.9%2035.5-41.7-.5zm20.5-67-41.2.3%2019.8%2036.3zm-114.3%200L189.7%20256l28.8%2050.3%2052.8%201.2%2032-51.5-29.6-52z'/%3e%3c/g%3e%3c/svg%3e)
hebrew:אמא'%3e%3ccircle%20r='20'%20fill='%23008'/%3e%3ccircle%20r='17.5'%20fill='%23fff'/%3e%3ccircle%20r='3.5'%20fill='%23008'/%3e%3cg%20id='in-d'%3e%3cg%20id='in-c'%3e%3cg%20id='in-b'%3e%3cg%20id='in-a'%20fill='%23008'%3e%3ccircle%20r='.9'%20transform='rotate(7.5%20-8.8%20133.5)'/%3e%3cpath%20d='M0%2017.5.6%207%200%202l-.6%205z'/%3e%3c/g%3e%3cuse%20xlink:href='%23in-a'%20width='100%25'%20height='100%25'%20transform='rotate(15)'/%3e%3c/g%3e%3cuse%20xlink:href='%23in-b'%20width='100%25'%20height='100%25'%20transform='rotate(30)'/%3e%3c/g%3e%3cuse%20xlink:href='%23in-c'%20width='100%25'%20height='100%25'%20transform='rotate(60)'/%3e%3c/g%3e%3cuse%20xlink:href='%23in-d'%20width='100%25'%20height='100%25'%20transform='rotate(120)'/%3e%3cuse%20xlink:href='%23in-d'%20width='100%25'%20height='100%25'%20transform='rotate(-120)'/%3e%3c/g%3e%3c/svg%3e)
hindi:papa
italian:mamma'%20transform='translate(88%20-32)'%3e%3cpath%20fill='%23fff'%20d='M-128%2032h720v480h-720z'/%3e%3ccircle%20cx='523.1'%20cy='344.1'%20r='194.9'%20fill='%23bc002d'%20transform='translate(-168.4%208.6)scale(.76554)'/%3e%3c/g%3e%3c/svg%3e)
japanese:お母さん
dutch:mammie
polish:mama
portuguese:mãe
russian:мамочка
swedish:mamma
turkish:anne
ukrainian:мама
See also
mamounette (cn.)