mamma

• n. mum; breast
• n.（マンマ）人の名前；（イタリア語）マンマ

PIE*ma,mumが語源で、赤ん坊が発する最も早い音、あるいは赤ん坊が乳を吸う音に由来すると考えられている。この言葉からラテン語のmamma（乳房）が派生した。

mamma (n.)

1570s, representing the native form of the reduplication of *ma- that is nearly universal among the Indo-European languages (Greek mamme "mother, grandmother," Latin mamma, Persian mama, Russian and Lithuanian mama "mother," German Muhme "mother's sister," French maman, Welsh mam "mother"). Probably a natural sound in baby-talk, perhaps imitative of sound made while sucking.

Its late appearance in English is curious, but Middle English had mome (mid-13c.) "an aunt; an old woman," also an affectionate term of address for an older woman. In educated usage, the stress is always on the last syllable. In terms of recorded usage of related words in English, mama is from 1707, mum is from 1823, mummy in this sense from 1839, mommy 1844, momma 1852, and mom 1867.

1. The baby is not willing to comply with her mamma 's words.

この子は彼女の母の言うことに従わない.

2.I don 't like your mamma lately.

最近私はあなたのお母さんが好きではありません。

3. " Oh, mamma , don't row, " answered Jessica. 「What 's the matter this morning，anyway？」

「ねえ、ママ、ケンカしないでね、"ジェシカは、"今朝何があったの？」

4. Mamma fastened the picture on the wall.

お母さんは壁に絵を掛けました。

5. " But what will mamma say? 「

「ママはどう思うだろう」