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 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 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 establis ...

, in Japan and East Asia, a woman in a position of authority *Maternal

uncle An uncle is usually defined as a male relative who is a sibling of a parent or married to a sibling of a parent, as well as the parent of the cousins. Uncles who are related by birth are second-degree relatives. The female counterpart of an un ...

, in some parts of South Asia

Places

* Mama, Russia, an urban-type settlement in the Mamsko-Chuysky District of Irkutsk Oblast, Russia ** Mama Airport, an airport located near the settlement ** Mama (river), a tributary of the Vitim of which the settlement takes its name * Mama Municipality, Yucatán, a municipality * 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 A mammary gland is an exocrine gland that produces milk in humans and other mammals. Mammals get their name from the Latin word ''mamma'', "breast". The mammary glands are arranged in organs such as the breasts in primates (for example, human ...

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, elephantine pachyderms and other mammals. The udder is ...

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 James Harold Fanning (born August 6, 1942) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name "Handsome" Jimmy Valiant. Early life Fanning was born in Tullahoma, Tennessee as the youngest of five children of James and Effie Fann ...

(born 1942) * Gemma Teller Morrow, a character on ''The Sons of Anarchy'' television show, called "Mama" by her lover Nero Padilla *Mama Fratelli, a character in the 1985 American adventure comedy ''

The Goonies ''The Goonies'' is a 1985 American adventure comedy film directed and co-produced by Richard Donner from a screenplay by Chris Columbus based on a story by Steven Spielberg and starring Sean Astin, Josh Brolin (in his film debut), Jeff Cohen ...

'' *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 ''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, J ...

'' *Momma Lift, a character in the 1987 American crime comedy movie ''

Throw Momma from the Train ''Throw Momma from the Train'' is a 1987 American crime black comedy film starring and directed by Danny DeVito in his theatrical directorial debut. It co-stars Billy Crystal, Anne Ramsey, Rob Reiner, Branford Marsalis, Kim Greist and Kate ...

'' * Shylo Malsawmtluanga, an Indian footballer nicknamed Mama * Thelma Harper or "Mama", a fictional character on ''The Carol Burnett Show'' and the sitcom ''Mama's Family'' * Mama Thakur, fictional villain in the 1994 Indian film '' Dilwale'', played by

Paresh Rawal Paresh Rawal (born 30 May 1955) is an Indian actor, comedian, film producer and politician known for his works primarily in Hindi cinema, Hindi films. He has Paresh Rawal filmography, appeared in over 240 films and is the recipient of various L ...

* Mama, from

Tattletail ''Tattletail'' is a 2016 survival horror video game created by Waygetter Electronics and published by Little Flag Software. The player must care for their virtual pet toy, Baby Talking Tattletail, while avoiding the pursuit of its recalled pr ...

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 * ''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'' (2024 film), also known as ''Inay'', a Canadian documentary film directed by Thea Loo * ''Mama'' (American TV series), a 1949–1957 American comedy–drama series * ''Mama'' (South Korean TV series), a 2014 South Korean television series *"Mama", a season 3 final episode of ''Servant'' (TV series)

Literature

*''Mamma'' (1908), a novel by

Rhoda Broughton Rhoda Broughton (29 November 1840 – 5 June 1920) was a Welsh literature in English, Welsh novelist and short story writer.Robert Hadji, "Rhoda Broughton" in Jack Sullivan (literary scholar), Jack Sullivan (ed) (1986) ''The Penguin Encyclopedia ...

*"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 Calabasas, California based in Brooklyn, New York. History Momma was formed in 2015 by Etta Friedman and Allegra Weingarten, who have been friends since meeting at Viewpoint School. The band signed wit ...

, 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" (My Chemical Romance song), 2006 * "Mama" (Spice Girls song), 1997 * "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 Antwan Afram, (born 1 January 1998) known professionally as Ant Wan, is a Swedish rapper and songwriter. After initially releasing his first song in 2016, he has since achieved major success in the Swedish music scene. Afram made a few songs in ...

, 2019 *"Mama", by Beth Hart from '' Screamin' for My Supper'', 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 A wing is a type of fin that produces both lift and drag while moving through air. Wings are defined by two shape characteristics, an airfoil section and a planform. Wing efficiency is expressed as lift-to-drag ratio, which compares the bene ...

'', 2016 *"Mama", by Chris Brown from '' Exclusive'', 2007 *"Mama", by Doda from '' Aquaria'' (physical reissue edition), 2022 *"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 ...

'', 1973 *"Mama", by

Ella Eyre Ella McMahon (born 1 April 1994), known professionally as Ella Eyre, is an English 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 Aw ...

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 ...

, 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 multinational classical crossover vocal group. Formed in the United Kingdom in 2003, it is a male quartet that was created and then promoted by British media magnate Simon Cowell for Syco Music, a record label that he had ...

'', 2004 *"Mama", by

The Kelly Family The Kelly Family is a European-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 mus ...

, 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 Oingo Boingo from ''

Boi-ngo ''Boi-Ngo'' (stylized as ''BOI-NGO'') is the sixth studio album by American new wave music, new wave band Oingo Boingo, released in 1987 by MCA Records. The tracks "Pain", "We Close Our Eyes" and "Not My Slave" were released as singles. Product ...

'', 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 April 25, 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 s ...

'', 1988 *"Mama", by The-Dream from '' Love Hate'', 2007 *"Mamá", by Timbiriche from ''

La Banda Timbiriche ''La Banda Timbiriche'' is the second album from Mexican pop music musical ensemble, group Timbiriche, released in 1982. The song "Chispita (song), Chispita" is the title track for the Telenovela ''Chispita (Telenovela), Chispita''. Track listing ...

'', 1982 *"Mama", by Toto from '' Hydra'', 1979 *"Mama", by Trina from '' The One'', 2019 *"Mama", by Umberto Tozzi, a B-side of " Gloria", 1979 *"Mama", by Yemi Alade from '' Mama Africa'', 2016 *"M.A.M.A", by Nana Mizuki from '' Alive & Kicking'', 2004

Other music

* MAMA Records, an American record label *

Mnet Asian Music Awards The MAMA Awards (, formerly Mnet Asian Music Awards) is a major Music award, music awards ceremony presented annually by entertainment company CJ ENM. First held in South Korea, the majority of prizes have been won by K-pop artists, although ...

, 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 plac ...

, a continental music awards show

Other entertainment

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

Mbongeni Ngema Mbongeni Ngema (10 May 1955 – 27 December 2023) was a South African playwright, lyricist, composer, director, choreographer, and theatre producer, best known for co-writing the 1981 play '' Woza Albert!'' and co-writing (with Hugh Masekela) t ...

Brands and enterprises

* MAMA Festivals, a UK live-venue and event management company * MAMA Gallery, an art gallery in Los Angeles, California * MAMMA., Modernist Architects of Morocco Memorial Association * Murray Art Museum Albury, New South Wales, Australia * Museum of Modern Art of Algiers, Algeria *Mama, a brand of instant noodles by

Thai President Foods Thai President Foods PCL (TF) () is a Bangkok-based Thai company established 18 April 1972. It makes the internationally marketed instant noodle brand "MAMA" (). Thai President Foods is the largest instant noodle manufacturer in Thailand as of 2 ...

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 bot ...

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

Religion and mythology

Mammes of Caesarea Saint Mammes of Caesarea (Mamas, Mammas, Mammet, Mema; ; ; ; ; ) was a child-martyr of the 3rd century, who was martyred at Caesarea (Mazaca) , Caesarea. His parents, Theodotus and Rufina, were also martyred. Life Born in prison to parents ...

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

Mami (goddess) Mami, also known as Belet-ili, or Nintu, 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 legen ...

or Mama, a goddess in the Babylonian epic Atra-Hasis *

Ninhursag Ninḫursaĝ ( ''Ninḫarsang''; ), sometimes transcribed Ninursag, Ninḫarsag, or Ninḫursaĝa, also known as Damgalnuna or Ninmah, was the ancient Sumerian mother goddess of the mountains, and one of the seven great deities of Sumer. She ...

or Mamma, a Sumerian earth goddess

Other uses

Areca nut The areca nut ( or ) or betel nut () is the fruit of the areca palm (''Areca catechu''). The palm is originally native to the Philippines, but was carried widely through the tropics by the Austronesian migrations and trade since at least 15 ...

or momma, a stimulant drug in Asia and Oceania *

Mamma 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 cl ...

, or mammatus cloud, a type of cloud * Mama language, a Bantu language of Nigeria *

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, an older partner in a transactional relationship * ''Mama'' (wasp), a genus of wasps in the tribe Euphorini