mam
Child's female parent
Mam is an informal word for mother, used chiefly in Wales, Ireland, and parts of northern England: I'm going to visit me mam.
It functions much like mom or mum in other dialects—a child's word that persists into adulthood as an affectionate term.
Informal word for mother
- maCasual term for mother
- parentMother or father
- matriarchFemale family leader
- caregiverOne providing daily assistance
nurturer · guardian · protector · provider · homemaker · family · household · children
Attending to dependents
- upbringingChildhood care and training
- fosteringPromoting development or growth
- supportTo uphold or sustain
- guidanceAdvice for decisions
encouragement · protection · nourishment · rearing · tending · caring · warmth · devotion
momma
Informal word for mother
caregiver · nurturer · guardian · protector · provider · homemaker · family · household · children · daughter
caregiving
Attending to dependents
- upbringingChildhood care and training
- fosteringPromoting development or growth
- supportTo uphold or sustain
guidance · encouragement · protection · nourishment · rearing · tending · caring · warmth · devotion · comfort
pregnancy
Carrying developing offspring
midwife · newborn · infant · breastfeeding · nursing · lactation · postpartum · neonatal · antenatal · prenatal
- mama's boyOverly dependent adult son
- mama bearFiercely defensive mother figure
- baby mamaUnmarried mother of one's child
- mama's cooking
- yo mama jokesRitualized comedic maternal insults
- yo mamaTaunt's traditional subject