Mama(s) or Mamma or Momma may refer to:

Roles

Mother ] A mother is the female parent of a child. A woman may be considered a mother by virtue of having given childbirth, birth, by raising a child who may or may not be her biological offspring, or by supplying her ovum for fertilisation in the cas ...

, a female parent *

Mama-san 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. In Southeast Asia a mamasan is a woman who works in a supervisory role in certain establish ...

, in Japan and East Asia, a woman in a position of authority *Mamas, a name for female associates of the Hells Angels

Places

* Mama, Russia, an urban-type settlement in Mamsko-Chuysky District of Irkutsk Oblast, Russia * Mama Airport, an airport there *

Mama (river) The Mama (russian: Мама) is a river in Irkutsk Oblast and Buryatia, Russia. It is a left tributary of the Vitim, the second largest in basin area after the Tsipa. The river has a length of and a drainage basin of . The total length of the rive ...

, a tributary of the Vitim in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia * Mama Municipality, Yucatán, 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 secret ...

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 primat ...

of female mammals ** Udder 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 Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling (also known by its initials as GLOW or G.L.O.W.) is a women's professional wrestling promotion that began in 1986 (the pilot was filmed in December 1985) and has continued in various forms after it left television. C ...

*Big Mama, former manager of American professional wrestler Jimmy Valiant (born 1942) * Gemma Teller Morrow, 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 Morton Lachman, 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 ...

'' *

Mamas K. Chandran Mamas Ramachandran, better known as Mamas, is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and caricaturist. He made his directorial debut in 2010 with ''Paappi Appacha''. Career life Mamas started his career by assisting veteran directors I V Sa ...

(born 1981), Indian film director, known professionally as Mamas *Mama Threadgoode, a character in the 1991 American comedy-drama movie ''

Fried Green Tomatoes ''Fried Green Tomatoes'' is a 1991 American comedy-drama film directed by Jon Avnet and based on Fannie Flagg's 1987 novel ''Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe''. Written by Flagg and Carol Sobieski, and starring Kathy Bates, Jessic ...

'' *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 Mulgre ...

'' *

Shylo Malsawmtluanga Shylo Malsawmtluanga, popularly known as Mama, is an Indian footballer who last played for Aizawl FC in the I-League, primarily as a winger. He was the first footballer from Mizoram to play for the national team and the Kolkata clubs Mohun Bag ...

, an Indian footballer nicknamed Mama * Thelma Harper 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 ''

'' *''Mamá'' (2008 film), an Argentine short film directed by

Andres Muschietti Andrés Muschietti (; born August 26, 1973) is an Argentine filmmaker who achieved wide recognition with the 2013 film ''Mama'' which he made with Neil Cross and his sister, producer and screenwriter Barbara Muschietti, based on their three-minut ...

* ''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 Rhoda Broughton (29 November 1840 – 5 June 1920) was a Welsh novelist and short story writer.Robert Hadji, "Rhoda Broughton" in Jack Sullivan (ed) (1986) ''The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural'' Viking Press, 1986, , p. 285 ...

*"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 ''Momma'' is an American comic strip by Mell Lazarus that ran from October 26, 1970, to July 10, 2016. Publication history ''Momma'' was Lazarus' second strip; he had been publishing the syndicated strip ''Miss Peach'' since 1957. Debuting o ...

'', a syndicated comic strip

Music

Bands

Momma (band) Momma is an American indie rock band from Los Angeles, California. History Momma consists of Etta Friedman and Allegra Weingarten, who have been friends with each other since meeting at Viewpoint School, as well as drummer Zach Capitti Fenton. Mo ...

, 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, 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)", by Christina Stürmer, 2003 *" Mama (Loves a Crackhead)", 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, 2019 *"Mama", by Beth Hart from ''

Screamin' for My Supper ''Screamin' for My Supper'' is the second studio album by American singer/songwriter Beth Hart. It was released on August 3, 1999, by Atlantic Records. The album features her most notable single to date, " LA Song (Out of This Town)", which was ...

'', 1999 *"Mama", by Brymo from ''

Oṣó ''Oṣó'' (Yoruba: ''The Wizard'') is the sixth studio album by Nigerian singer Brymo. It was released independently on 27 March 2018. The album was produced entirely by Mikky Me Joses and consists of 11 tracks, including three recorded in the ...

'', 2018 *"Mama", by BTS from '' Wings'', 2016 *"Mama", by Chris Brown from '' Exclusive'', 2007 *"Mama", by Electric Light Orchestra from '' ELO 2'', 1973 *"Mama", by Ella Eyre and Banx & Ranx, 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 excur ...

'', 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 baritone ...

'', 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'', 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. Turtlenec ...

'', 2011 *"Mama", by Lyfe Jennings from '' I Still Believe'', 2010 *"MAMA", by

MadClip Mad Clip (born Panagiotis Peter Anastasopoulos, ; May 25, 1987 – September 2, 2021) was an American-Greek rapper and songwriter. He released many songs such as "Dealer", "Kotera", "Sinthikes", which have grossed more than ten million pageviews ...

(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'', 1986 *"Mama", by The Sugarcubes from '' Life's Too Good'', 1988 *"Mama", by The-Dream from '' Love Hate'', 2007 *"Mamá", by Timbiriche from '' La Banda Timbiriche'', 1982 *"Mama", by Toto from ''

Hydra Hydra generally refers to: * Lernaean Hydra, a many-headed serpent in Greek mythology * ''Hydra'' (genus), a genus of simple freshwater animals belonging to the phylum Cnidaria Hydra or The Hydra may also refer to: Astronomy * Hydra (constel ...

'', 1979 *"Mama", by Trina from '' The One'', 2019 *"Mama", by Yemi Alade from '' Mama Africa'', 2016

Other music

MAMA Records Summit Records, Inc. is an internationally distributed record label that evolved out of the large brass ensemble Summit Brass in the late 1980s. It was established by David Hickman and Ralph Sauer. Four Summit Records recordings have been nom ...

, an American record label *

Mnet Asian Music Awards The MAMA Awards (formerly Mnet Asian Music Awards) is a major music awards ceremony presented annually by entertainment company CJ E&M. First held in South Korea, the majority of prizes has been won by K-pop artists, although there are other As ...

, an annual South Korean music awards show * MTV Africa Music Awards, a continental music awards show

Other entertainment

* ''Mama'' (magazine), a Swedish magazine *''Mama'' (1966), a stage musical by Mbongeni Ngema

Brands and enterprises

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 MAMA is a contemporary art gallery located in Los Angeles, California. As its name implies, MAMA fosters and exhibits contemporary artworks executed in a wide variety of media including visual installations, film, video, automata, but not excludin ...

, an art gallery in Los Angeles, California *

MAMMA (association) The Modernist Architects of Morocco Memorial Association (, ), or MAMMA., is an architectural Historical society, heritage association based in Casablanca, Morocco. It's dedicated to the preservation of Modernism, modernist and post-independence ar ...

, Modernist Architects of Morocco Memorial Association * Murray Art Museum Albury, 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 Thai President Foods PCL (TF) ( th, บริษัท ไทย เพรซิเดนท์ ฟูดส์ จำกัด) is a Bangkok-based Thai company established 18 April 1972. It makes the internationally marketed instant noodle bran ...

Computing and technology

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

* Mammes of Caesarea or Mammas (259–275), semi-legendary child-martyr of the 3rd century *

Mami (goddess) Mami is a goddess in the Babylonian epic Atra-Hasis and in other creation legends. She was probably synonymous with Ninhursag , deity_of=Mother goddess, goddess of fertility, mountains, and rulers , image= Mesopotamian - Cylinder Seal - Wa ...

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, sitting ...

or Mamma, a Sumerian earth goddess

Other uses

* ''Mama'' (wasp), a genus of wasps in the tribe

Euphorini Euphorini is a tribe of braconid wasps in the subfamily Euphorinae. References * Shaw, S.R. 1987: Orionis, a new genus from Central America, with an analysis of its phylogenetic placement in the tribe Euphorini (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). Sys ...

* Mama and papa, 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 Concepts of age disparity in sexual relationships, including what defines an age disparity, have developed over time and vary among societies. Differences in age preferences for mates can stem from partner availability, gender roles, and evoluti ...

in which the older partner takes care of the younger, usually financially