ママ

• 読み: まま
• ローマ字: mama
• 発音: /ma.ma/

意味

Mama; mom; mother. An informal, affectionate term for one's mother.

A loanword from English used widely in Japanese as a familiar term for mother. It is commonly used by young children and in casual family settings. Also used to refer to the female owner or hostess of a bar or small restaurant, as in スナックのママ (snack bar mama).

例文

1. ママ、今日の晩ごはんは何？
2. 友達のママはとても優しい人だ。
3. あの店のママはいつも笑顔で迎えてくれる。

使い方ガイド

場面: family, children, restaurants

トーン: affectionate

起源と歴史

Borrowed from English 'mama,' itself a universal babbling sound found across many languages. Entered Japanese during the postwar period as Western family terms became fashionable.

文化的背景

時代: Postwar

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal