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

Roles

* Mother, 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

Places

* Mama, Russia, an urban-type settlement in Mamsko-Chuysky District of Irkutsk Oblast, Russia * Mama Airport, an airport there * Mama (river), 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) of humans ** Mammary gland 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

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

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'' *Momma Lift, a character in the 1987 movie '' Throw Momma from the Train'' *

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 '' Gimme a Break!'' *''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

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

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'', 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'', 1976 *"Mama", by Il Divo from '' Il Divo'', 2004 *"Mama", by The Kelly Family, 1999 *"Mama", by Kim Appleby from '' Kim Appleby'', 1990 *"Mama", by The Lonely Island from '' Turtleneck & Chain'', 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'', 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 ''

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'', 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, 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), Modernist Architects of Morocco Memorial Association * Murray Art Museum Albury, New South Wales, Australia * Massachusetts Academy of Math and Science at WPI (MAMAS) *Mama, a brand of instant noodles by Thai President Foods

Computing and technology

* Mama (software), an object-oriented programming language *Mamma.com, a metasearch engine operated by Copernic

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. She was involved in the creation of humankind from clay and blood. As Nintu legends states she pinched off fourteen ...

or Mama, a goddess in the Babylonian epic Atra-Hasis * Ninhursag or Mamma, a Sumerian earth goddess

Other uses

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

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* 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