Mother and Mama

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Mother noun - A female human parent.

Usage example: he dreaded telling his mother that her favorite figurine had gotten broken

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Mama is a synonym for mother in person topic. In some cases you can use "Mama" instead a noun "Mother". dated substitute

Mama noun - A female human parent.

Usage example: I'm not your mama—you'll have to clean up after yourself

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Mother is a synonym for mama in person topic. You can use "Mother" instead a noun "Mama".

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