Mama is an English nickname for "mother".
Mama(s) or Mamma or Momma or Mummy may also refer to:
Roles Mama-san, in Japan and East Asia, a woman in a position of authority
Places Russia Mama, Russia, an urban locality in Irkutsk Oblast Mama Airport, serving the locality Mama (river), a river in Irkutsk Oblast
Mexico Mama Municipality, Yucatán
Anatomy Mamma (anatomy), the breast in humans Mammary gland, the milk-producing organ in female mammals Udder, the mammary organ of female quadruped mammals
Art, entertainment, and media People and fictional characters Mama Fratelli, a character in the 1985 American adventure comedy The Goonies Mama Maybelle Harper, a character in the American TV sitcom Gimme a Break! Mamas K. Chandran (born 1981), Indian film director, known professionally as Mamas Shylo Malsawmtluanga, an Indian footballer nicknamed Mama Thelma Harper or "Mama", a fictional character on The Carol Burnett Show and the sitcom Mama's Family Mama Thakur, fictional villain in Dilwale Mama, from Tattletail
Film and television Ma-ma (1976 film), a Soviet–French–Romanian musical directed by Elisabeta Bostan Mamma (1982 film), a Swedish film directed by Suzanne Osten Mama (1990 film), a Chinese film directed by Zhang Yuan Mama (2013 film), a horror film directed by Andres Muschietti, expanded from his 2008 short Mamá Ma Ma (2015 film), a Spanish film directed by Julio Medem Mama (2024 film), a Canadian documentary directed by Thea Loo Mama (American TV series), a 1949–57 series Mama (South Korean TV series), a 2014 series
Literature Mamma, a 1908 novel by Rhoda Broughton "Mama", a short story by Dorothy Allison in her 1988 collection Trash: Short Stories Mama: Love, Motherhood and Revolution, a 2015 anthology by Antonella Gambotto-Burke Momma, a syndicated comic strip
Music
Bands Momma (band), an American indie rock band
Albums Mama (Brenda Fassie album) or the title song, 1994 Mama (Nomeansno album), 1982 Mama (Vitas album), or the title song, 2003 Mama (EP) or the title song (see below), by EXO-K and EXO-M, 2012 Mama, an EP by Adrian Eagle, 2019
Songs "Mama" (6ix9ine song), 2018 "Mama" (B. J. Thomas song), 1966 "Mama" (Clean Bandit song), 2019 "Mama" (Exo song), 2012 "Mama" (Genesis song), 1983 "Mama" (Jonas Blue song), 2017 "Mama" (My Chemical Romance song), 2006 "Mama (Loves a Crackhead)", by Plan B, 2006 "Mama" (Spice Girls song), 1997 "Mama (Ana Ahabak)", by Christina Stürmer, 2003 "Mama" (Vladimir Arzumanyan song), Armenia entry in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2010 "Mamas" (song), by Anne Wilson and Hillary Scott, 2022 "Mamma" (song), an Italian song, 1940 "Mama", by Alabama Shakes from Boys & Girls, 2012 "Mama", by Alma from Have U Seen Her?, 2020 "Mama", by Ant Wan, 2019 "Mama", by Beth Hart from Screamin' for My Supper, 1999 "Mama", by Brymo from Oṣó, 2018 "Mama", by BTS from Wings, 2016 "Mama", by Chris Brown from Exclusive, 2007 "Mama", by Doda from Aquaria (physical reissue edition), 2022 "Mama", by Electric Light Orchestra from ELO 2, 1973 "Mama", by Ella Eyre and Banx & Ranx, 2019 "Mama", by Godsmack from IV, 2006 "Mama", by Helen Reddy from Music, Music, 1976 "Mama", by Il Divo from Il Divo, 2004 "Mama", by the Kelly Family, 1999 "Mama", by Kiss Daniel from New Era, 2016 "Mama", by Kim Appleby from Kim Appleby, 1990 "Mama", by The Lonely Island from Turtleneck & Chain, 2011 "Mama", by Lyfe Jennings from I Still Believe, 2010 "Mama", by Mayorkun from The Mayor of Lagos, 2018 "Mama", by Oingo Boingo from Boi-ngo, 1986 "Mama", by the Sugarcubes from Life's Too Good, 1988 "Mama", by The-Dream from Love Hate, 2007 "Mamá", by Timbiriche from La Banda Timbiriche, 1982 "Mama", by Toto from Hydra, 1979 "Mama", by Trina from The One, 2019 "Mama", by Umberto Tozzi, a B-side of "Gloria", 1979 "Mama", by Yemi Alade from Mama Africa, 2016 "M.A.M.A", by Nana Mizuki from Alive & Kicking, 2004 "Momma", by Kendrick Lamar, from To Pimp a Butterfly, 2015 "Momma", by Joyner Lucas, featuring Chris Brown, from ADHD 2, 2025
Other music MAMA Records, an American record label Mnet Asian Music Awards, an annual South Korean music awards show MTV Africa Music Awards, a continental music awards show
Other entertainment Mama (magazine), a Swedish magazine Mama (1966), a stage musical by Mbongeni Ngema
Brands and enterprises MAMA Festivals, a UK live-venue and event management company MAMA Gallery, an art gallery in Los Angeles, California MAMMA., Modernist Architects of Morocco Memorial Association Murray Art Museum Albury, New South Wales, Australia Museum of Modern Art of Algiers, Algeria Mama, a brand of instant noodles by Thai President Foods
Computing and technology Mama (software), an object-oriented programming language Mamma.com, a metasearch engine operated by Copernic
Religion and mythology Mammes of Caesarea or Mammas (259–275), semi-legendary child-martyr of the 3rd century Mami (goddess) or Mama, a goddess in the Babylonian epic Atra-Hasis Ninhursag or Mamma, a Sumerian earth goddess
Other uses Areca nut or momma, a stimulant drug in Asia and Oceania Mamma cloud, or mammatus cloud, a type of cloud Mama language, a Bantu language of Nigeria Mama and papa, in linguistics, the sequences of sounds corresponding to the words for "mother" and "father" Mama or sugar mama, an older partner in a transactional relationship Mama (wasp), a genus of wasps in the tribe Euphorini
See also Baby mama (disambiguation) Big Bad Mamma, a track from the soundtrack to the 1997 film, How to Be a Player La Mama (disambiguation) Lil Mama (born 1989), American hip hop recording artist Ma (disambiguation) Mama's Family, American sitcom Mamak (disambiguation) Ma-Mha, a 2007 Thai film Mame (disambiguation) Mami (disambiguation) Mamma mia (disambiguation) Mamo (song), by Anastasia Prikhodko, Russia's 2009 Eurovision entry Maternal insult or "yo mama joke" Mom (disambiguation) Mommy (disambiguation) Mother (disambiguation) Mummy (disambiguation) Suga Mama (disambiguation) That's My Mama, American television sitcom