[ˈmam.ma], [ˈmam.ma]
OriginUncertain. Either a native childish term of onomatopoeic origin, or borrowed from Ancient Greek μάμμη (mámmē).
- declension-1, femininebreast
“Puero isti da mammam.” — Give that boy of yours your breast [i.e. suckle him].
- declension-1, feminineudder; pap
- declension-1, feminineteat, dug
“mammam sugere” — to suck on a breast
- childish, declension-1, femininemama (mother)
“Cum cibum ac potionem buas ac papas vocent, matrem mammam, patrem tatam.” — Since children call food and drink bua and papa, mother mamma and father tata.
- broadly, declension-1, femininea protuberance on tree bark
Formsmammae(genitive) · mamma(nominative, singular) · mammae(nominative, plural) · mammae(genitive, singular) · mammārum(genitive, plural) · mammae(dative, singular) · mammīs(dative, plural) · mammam(accusative, singular) · mammās(accusative, plural) · mammā(ablative, singular) · mammīs(ablative, plural) · mamma(singular, vocative) · mammae(plural, vocative)
Source: Wiktionary