מאַמע

Yiddish edit

Etymology edit

Onomatopoeic, from baby talk.

Pronunciation edit

(YIVO, Litvish, Poylish) IPA^(key): [ˈmamə]
(Ukraynish) IPA^(key): [ˈmɔmə]

Noun edit

מאַמע • (mame) f, plural מאַמעס (mames), diminutive מאַמעלע (mamele)

mother, mom

Usage notes edit

This is one of the few nouns in Yiddish to inflect for case, becoming מאַמען (mamen) in the dative.

Synonyms edit

(mother): מוטער (muter)

Coordinate terms edit

(by gender): טאַטע (tate), פֿאָטער (foter)

Derived terms edit

טאַטע־מאַמע (tate-mame)
מאַמינקע (maminke)
מאַמע־לשון (mame-loshn)
מאַמעלע (mamele)
מאַמען (mamen)
מאַמעניו (mamenyu)
מאַמעשי (mameshi)
שטיפֿמאַמע (shtifmame)

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