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Roles

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Mother ] A mother is the female parent of a child. A woman may be considered a mother by virtue of having given birth, by raising a child who may or may not be her biological offspring, or by supplying her ovum for fertilisation in the case of ges ...
, a female parent * Mama-san, in Japan and East Asia, a woman in a position of authority *Mamas, a name for female associates of the
Hells Angels The Hells Angels Motorcycle Club (HAMC) is a worldwide outlaw motorcycle club whose members typically ride Harley-Davidson motorcycles. In the United States and Canada, the Hells Angels are incorporated as the Hells Angels Motorcycle Corporati ...


Places

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Mama, Russia Mama (russian: Мама) is an urban locality (a work settlement) and the administrative center of Mamsko-Chuysky District of Irkutsk Oblast, Russia. Population: The Mama Airport is located from the settlement. Geography Mama is located in ...
, an urban-type settlement in Mamsko-Chuysky District of Irkutsk Oblast, Russia *
Mama Airport Mama Airport (russian: Аэропорт Мама) is an airport in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, located northwest of Mama, Russia, Mama on the Vitim River. It is a small airfield near the town center. Angara Airlines serves scheduled flight to Irkuts ...
, an airport there * Mama (river), a tributary of the Vitim in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia *
Mama Municipality, Yucatán Mama Municipality (In the Yucatec Maya Language: “maternal water") is one of the 106 municipalities in the Mexican state of Yucatán containing (117.52 km2) of land and is located roughly 55 km southeast of the city of Mérida. Hist ...
, a municipality of Yucatán * Mama, Yucatán, the municipal seat of the Mama Municipality, Yucatán


Anatomy

*The breast, the upper ventral region of a mammal's torso; see: **
Mamma (anatomy) The breast is one of two prominences located on the upper ventral region of a primate's torso. Both females and males develop breasts from the same embryological tissues. In females, it serves as the mammary gland, which produces and secre ...
of humans **
Mammary gland A mammary gland is an exocrine gland in humans and other mammals that produces milk to feed young offspring. Mammals get their name from the Latin word ''mamma'', "breast". The mammary glands are arranged in organs such as the breasts in pri ...
of female mammals **
Udder An udder is an organ formed of two or four mammary glands on the females of dairy animals and ruminants such as cattle, goats, and sheep. An udder is equivalent to the breast in primates and elephantine pachyderms. The udder is a single mass han ...
of female quadruped mammals


Art, entertainment, and media


People and fictional characters

*Big Bad Mama, stage name of Lynn Braxton, professional wrestler from the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling *Big Mama, former manager of American professional wrestler
Jimmy Valiant James Harold Fanning (born August 6, 1942) is an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name Jimmy Valiant. Early life Fanning was born in Tullahoma as the youngest of five children of James and Effie Fanning. He later incorpo ...
(born 1942) *
Gemma Teller Morrow Gemma Teller Morrow (''née'' Madock) is a fictional character on the FX television series ''Sons of Anarchy'', played by Katey Sagal. Gemma is the widow of John Teller, a founding member of the Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club Redwood Original ...
, a character on ''The Sons of Anarchy'' television show, called "Mama" by her lover Nero Padilla *Mama Maybelle Harper, a character in the American TV sitcom ''
Gimme a Break! ''Gimme a Break!'' is an American television sitcom created by Mort Lachman and Sy Rosen, that aired on NBC for six seasons from October 29, 1981, to May 12, 1987. The series starred Nell Carter as the housekeeper for a widowed police chief ( ...
'' * Mamas K. Chandran (born 1981), Indian film director, known professionally as Mamas *Mama Threadgoode, a character in the 1991 American comedy-drama movie '' Fried Green Tomatoes'' *Momma Lift, a character in the 1987 movie ''
Throw Momma from the Train ''Throw Momma from the Train'' is a 1987 American crime comedy film starring and directed by Danny DeVito in his theatrical directorial debut. The film co-stars Billy Crystal, Anne Ramsey, Rob Reiner, Branford Marsalis, Kim Greist, and Kate Mul ...
'' * Shylo Malsawmtluanga, an Indian footballer nicknamed Mama *
Thelma Harper Thelma Mae Harper (nee Crowley), better known as Mama, is a fictional character played by American actress Vicki Lawrence. Mama is a purse-lipped, thickset senior citizen in her mid-to-late 60s. She has lived in an unspecified part of the Southern ...
or "Mama", a fictional character on ''The Carol Burnett Show'' and the sitcom ''Mama's Family''


Film and television

* ''Ma-ma'' (1976 film), a Soviet–French–Romanian musical film directed by Elisabeta Bostan * ''Mamma'' (1982 film), a Swedish film directed by Suzanne Osten * ''Mama'' (1990 film), a Chinese film directed by Zhang Yuan * "Mama", a 1985 episode of the TV sitcom ''
Gimme a Break! ''Gimme a Break!'' is an American television sitcom created by Mort Lachman and Sy Rosen, that aired on NBC for six seasons from October 29, 1981, to May 12, 1987. The series starred Nell Carter as the housekeeper for a widowed police chief ( ...
'' *''Mamá'' (2008 film), an Argentine short film directed by Andres Muschietti * ''Mama'' (2013 film), a Spanish-Canadian-Mexican supernatural horror directed by Andres Muschietti * ''Ma Ma'' (2015 film), a Spanish film directed by Julio Medem * ''Mama'' (American TV series), a 1949–1957 American comedy–drama series * ''Mama'' (South Korean TV series), a 2014 South Korean television series


Literature

*''Mamma'' (1908), a novel by Rhoda Broughton *"Mama", a short story by Dorothy Allison in the collection '' Trash: Short Stories'' (1988) *'' Mama: Love, Motherhood and Revolution'', a 2015 anthology by Antonella Gambotto-Burke *'' Momma'', a syndicated comic strip


Music


Bands

* Momma (band), an American indie rock band from Los Angeles, California formed in 2018


Albums

* ''Mama'' (Brenda Fassie album) or the title song, 1994 * ''Mama'' (Nomeansno album), 1982 * ''Mama'' (Vitas album), or the title song, 2003 * ''Mama'' (EP) or the title song (see below), by EXO-K and EXO-M, 2012 *''Mama'', an EP by
Adrian Eagle Adrian Eagle, born Adrian Naidu, is an Australian singer-songwriter. He is an ARIA Award winner and also a winner of two categories in the SA Music Awards in 2019. Early life He was born in Adelaide to a Maltese mother and a Fiji-Indian father ...
, 2019


Songs

* "Mama" (6ix9ine song), 2018 * "Mama" (B. J. Thomas song), 1966 * "Mama" (Clean Bandit song), 2019 * "Mama" (Exo song), 2012 * "Mama" (Genesis song), 1983 * "Mama" (Jonas Blue song), 2017 * "Mama" (Spice Girls song), 1997 * "Mama" (Umberto Tozzi and Laura Branigan song), 1983 * "Mama" (Vladimir Arzumanyan song), Armenia entry in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2010 *"
Mama (Ana Ahabak) "Mama (Ana Ahabak)" ( en, "Mother (I Love You)") is a song by Austrian recording artist Christina Stürmer. Dealing with the 2003 invasion of Iraq, it was written by Robert Pfluger and Alexander Kahr for her debut studio album ''Freier Fall'' (200 ...
", by Christina Stürmer, 2003 *"
Mama (Loves a Crackhead) "Mama (Loves a Crackhead)" is the fourth single by British rapper and songwriter Plan B, taken from his debut album ''Who Needs Actions When You Got Words'', which was released two weeks prior to the single. "Mama (Loves a Crackhead)" was the firs ...
", by Plan B, 2006 * "Mamas" (song), by Anne Wilson and Hillary Scott, 2022 * "Mamma" (song), a 1940 Italian song composed by Cesare Andrea Bixio and Bixio Cherubini; covered in English by David Whitfield (1955), Connie Francis (1960), and others *"Mama", by Alabama Shakes from '' Boys & Girls'', 2012 *"Mama", by
Ant Wan Antwan Afram (born 1 January 1998), known professionally as Ant Wan, is a Swedish rapper of Aramean descent from Västerås. He started rapping in Råby and released his first songs in early 2016. His songs gained popularity in late 2016. He ma ...
, 2019 *"Mama", by Beth Hart from '' Screamin' for My Supper'', 1999 *"Mama", by Brymo from '' Oṣó'', 2018 *"Mama", by BTS from ''
Wings A wing is a type of fin that produces lift while moving through air or some other fluid. Accordingly, wings have streamlined cross-sections that are subject to aerodynamic forces and act as airfoils. A wing's aerodynamic efficiency is expre ...
'', 2016 *"Mama", by Chris Brown from '' Exclusive'', 2007 *"Mama", by Electric Light Orchestra from ''
ELO 2 ''ELO 2'' is the second studio album by the Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), released in 1973. In the US, the album was released as ''Electric Light Orchestra II''. It was the band's last album to be released by the Harvest label, the last (in t ...
'', 1973 *"Mama", by
Ella Eyre Ella McMahon (born 1 April 1994), known professionally as Ella Eyre, is a British singer and songwriter. She is known for her collaborations with Rudimental on their UK number-one single " Waiting All Night" (2013), which won the 2014 Brit Awa ...
and
Banx & Ranx Banx & Ranx are a music production duo from Montreal, Quebec, Canada, formed in 2014. Members Soké (real name Zacharie Raymond) and KNY Factory (real name Yannick Rastogi) are producers, songwriters and remixers. They are currently signed to Un ...
, 2019 *"Mama", by Godsmack from '' IV'', 2006 *"Mama", by Helen Reddy from ''
Music, Music ''Music, Music'' is the eighth studio album by Australian-American pop singer Helen Reddy that was released in the summer of 1976 by Capitol Records and later described by J. Scott McClintock for AllMusic: "There are breezy, Bacharach-ian exc ...
'', 1976 *"Mama", by Il Divo from ''
Il Divo Il Divo (; ) are a multi-national classical crossover vocal group. The male quartet, which originated in the United Kingdom in December 2003, consists of tenors Urs Bühler, David Miller, and Sébastien Izambard. It also included bariton ...
'', 2004 *"Mama", by
The Kelly Family The Kelly Family is an Irish-American music group consisting of a multi-generational family, usually nine siblings who were joined occasionally on stage in their earlier years by their parents. They play a repertoire of rock, pop, and folk music ...
, 1999 *"Mama", by Kim Appleby from ''
Kim Appleby Kim Loraine Appleby (born 28 August 1961) is an English singer, songwriter, and actress. She participated in the duo Mel and Kim, with her sister Melanie Appleby, until her sister's death from pneumonia following treatment for cancer. Solo m ...
'', 1990 *"Mama", by The Lonely Island from ''
Turtleneck & Chain ''Turtleneck & Chain'' is the second studio album of the American comedy troupe The Lonely Island, whose members are Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer, and Jorma Taccone. The album was released on 10 May 2011 by Universal Republic Records. Turtlene ...
'', 2011 *"Mama", by Lyfe Jennings from '' I Still Believe'', 2010 *"MAMA", by MadClip (1987-2021) Greek-American rapper *"Mama", by My Chemical Romance from ''
The Black Parade ''The Black Parade'' is the third studio album by American rock band My Chemical Romance. Released in Europe on October 20, 2006, through Reprise Records, it was produced by the band with Rob Cavallo, known for having produced multiple albums fo ...
'', 2006 *"Mama", by Oingo Boingo from ''
Boi-ngo ''Boi-Ngo'' (stylized as ''BOI-NGO'') is the sixth studio album by American new wave band Oingo Boingo, released in 1987. Production ''Boi-Ngo'' was the third Oingo Boingo album to be self-produced by Danny Elfman and Steve Bartek (including '' ...
'', 1986 *"Mama", by The Sugarcubes from ''
Life's Too Good ''Life's Too Good'' is the debut studio album by Icelandic alternative rock group the Sugarcubes. It was released in April 1988 by One Little Indian in the UK and Europe and in May 1988 by Elektra Records in the US. The album was an unexpected suc ...
'', 1988 *"Mama", by The-Dream from '' Love Hate'', 2007 *"Mamá", by Timbiriche from ''
La Banda Timbiriche ''La Banda Timbiriche'' is the 2nd album from Mexican pop music Group Timbiriche ''Timbiriche'' (also known for a brief time as ''La Banda Timbiriche'') is a Mexican pop music group. The group started as a children's group in 1981 and managed ...
'', 1982 *"Mama", by Toto from '' Hydra'', 1979 *"Mama", by Trina from ''
The One The ONE is a shopping centre in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is built on the site of the former Tung Ying Building at 100 Nathan Road. It was developed by Chinese Estates Holdings and opened in 2010. Owner Joseph Lau Luen-hung g ...
'', 2019 *"Mama", by Yemi Alade from '' Mama Africa'', 2016


Other music

* MAMA Records, an American record label * Mnet Asian Music Awards, an annual South Korean music awards show *
MTV Africa Music Awards The MTV Africa Music Awards (also known as the MAMAs) were established in 2008 by MTV Networks Africa (now Viacom International Media Networks Africa) to celebrate the most popular contemporary music in Africa. The 2008 and 2010 events took pla ...
, a continental music awards show


Other entertainment

* ''Mama'' (magazine), a Swedish magazine *''Mama'' (1966), a stage musical by
Mbongeni Ngema Mbongeni Ngema (born 1 June 1956) is a South African writer, lyricist, composer, director, choreographer and theatre producer, born in Verulam, KwaZulu-Natal (near Durban). He started his career as a theatre backing guitarist. He wrote the mu ...


Brands and enterprises

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MAMA & Company MAMA & Company is a live music and entertainment company which owns and operates a number of live music venues and festivals in the United Kingdom. Founded in 2005, it has since acquired many other venue-holding companies, expanding its reach si ...
, a UK live-venue and event management company * MAMA Gallery, an art gallery in Los Angeles, California * MAMMA (association), Modernist Architects of Morocco Memorial Association *
Murray Art Museum Albury Murray Art Museum Albury (abbreviated MAMA) is a contemporary art museum located in Albury, Australia. Formerly known as the Albury Regional Art Gallery it was renamed as part of a $10.5 million refurbishment which included renovations to the for ...
, New South Wales, Australia *
Massachusetts Academy of Math and Science at WPI Located in Worcester, Massachusetts, the Massachusetts Academy of Math and Science at WPI (Mass Academy/MAMS) was founded in 1992 by the Massachusetts State Legislature as a public, non-residential magnet school to serve academically advanced yout ...
(MAMAS) *Mama, a brand of instant noodles by Thai President Foods


Computing and technology

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Mama (software) Mama is an object-oriented educational programming language designed to help young students start programming by providing all language elements in the student mother tongue. Mama programming language is available in several languages, with both ...
, an object-oriented programming language *Mamma.com, a metasearch engine operated by
Copernic Copernic Inc. is a company based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, producer of Copernic Desktop Search and Copernic Server Search, desktop search software for home and business, running on Microsoft Windows. There is a free edition and paid editions ...


Religion and mythology

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Mammes of Caesarea Saint Mammes (Mamas, Mammas, Mammet) of Caesarea ( el, Μάμας; french: Mammès; it, Mamante; es, Mamés; pt, São Mamede) was a child-martyr A martyr (, ''mártys'', "witness", or , ''marturia'', stem , ''martyr-'') is someone who s ...
or Mammas (259–275), semi-legendary child-martyr of the 3rd century * Mami (goddess) or Mama, a goddess in the Babylonian epic Atra-Hasis *
Ninhursag , deity_of=Mother goddess, goddess of fertility, mountains, and rulers , image= Mesopotamian - Cylinder Seal - Walters 42564 - Impression.jpg , caption= Akkadian cylinder seal impression depicting a vegetation goddess, possibly Ninhursag, sittin ...
or Mamma, a Sumerian earth goddess


Other uses

* ''Mama'' (wasp), a genus of wasps in the tribe Euphorini *
Mama and papa In linguistics, mama and papa are considered a special case of false cognates. In many languages of the world, sequences of sounds similar to and mean "mother" and "father", usually but not always in that order. This is thought to be a coincid ...
, in linguistics, the sequences of sounds corresponding to the words for "mother" and "father" *Mama or sugar mama, a term for an age disparity in sexual relationships in which the older partner takes care of the younger, usually financially


See also

* Baby mama (disambiguation) *
Big Bad Mamma "Big Bad Mama" is a single by American rapper Foxy Brown (rapper), Foxy Brown and American contemporary R&B, R&B group Dru Hill from the How to Be a Player (soundtrack), soundtrack to the 1997 film, ''Def Jam's How to Be a Player, How to Be a Play ...
, a track from the soundtrack to the 1997 film, ''How to Be a Player'' * La Mama (disambiguation) *
Lil Mama Niatia Jessica Kirkland (born October 4, 1989), better known by her stage name Lil Mama, is an American rapper, singer, actress and television presenter from Brooklyn, New York and Harlem, New York. She experienced top 10 ''Billboard'' placemen ...
(born 1989), American hip hop recording artist * Ma (disambiguation) *''
Ma-Mha ''Ma-Mha'' ( th, มะหมา 4 ขาครับ, or ''Ma-Mha 4 Ka Krub'', also ''Mid-Road Gang'') is a 2007 in film, 2007 Cinema of Thailand, Thai comedy film, comedy-drama film directed by Pantham Thongsang and Somkiet Vituranich about a pac ...
'', a 2007 Thai film * Mame (disambiguation) *
Mami (disambiguation) Mami may refer to: People *Cheb Mami, Algerian raï singer * Mami (given name), a Japanese feminine given name * Mami (goddess), a goddess in the Babylonian epic ''Atra-Hasis'' *Mami Wata, a pantheon of ancient water spirits or deities Entertainme ...
* Mamma mia (disambiguation) *
Mammatus cloud Mammatus (also called mamma or mammatocumulus, meaning "mammary cloud") is a cellular pattern of pouches hanging underneath the base of a cloud, typically a cumulonimbus raincloud, although they may be attached to other classes of parent cloud ...
* Mamo (song), by Anastasia Prikhodko, Russia's 2009 Eurovision entry * Maternal insult or "yo mama joke" * Mom (disambiguation) * Mommy (disambiguation) * Mother (disambiguation) * Suga Mama (disambiguation) {{disambiguation, geo