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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a mama" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in informal contexts to refer to a mother or maternal figure, often in a casual or affectionate manner.
Example: "When I was feeling down, all I needed was a mama to comfort me."
Alternatives: "a mom" or "a mother".
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A Mama Grizzly?
"They know sometimes you need a mama bear," she said.
To my credit, I resisted saying "as a mama".
There are four puppies and a mama dog.
"I'm really hoping that Piper... will have that treat of seeing a mama grizzly," Palin says.
There was a mama moose that chased us once, but it was summer".
He already had a mama and a daddy picture, but he wanted another one".
("When you're a mama and a wife," she sings, "there ain't many things you ain't").
In one bit a mama bear instructed her child in the virtue of exercise.
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"You get attached to them, almost like a mama-daddy thing".
Milton Berle Theres nothing like a mama-hug.
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