sugar mama

English

Alternative forms

• sugar mamma
• sugar momma (US)
• sugar mummy (UK)
• sugar mommy
• sugar momma

Etymology

From slang sugar (“money”) and colloquial mama (“mother”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

sugar mama (plural sugar mamas)

1. (informal) An older woman who spends money on a younger person, usually for romantic or sexual reasons.

Hypernyms

• sugar parent

Coordinate terms

• sugar daddy
• cougar
• MILF

Translations

Older woman who spends money on a younger person for romantic or sexual purposes.

• Afrikaans: vroetelmammie f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 乾媽／干妈 (zh) (gānmā)

• French: maman-gâteau f
• German: Sugar Mama f
• Japanese: シュガーママ (shugāmama), ママ活 (mama katsu)
• Khmer: យាយចិញ្ចឹម (yiəycəñcəm), យាយ (km) (yiəy)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: sugarmama m

• Polish: sponsorka (pl) f
• Portuguese: patroa (pt) f
• Spanish: asaltacunas (es) m or f (Mexico)