Mother:
A mother is a woman who has conceived, given birth to, or raised a child.
Here we are presenting certain interesting facts about mothers:
Familiar or colloquial terms for mother in English are:
· Mom and mommy are used in the USA, Canada, South Africa, Philippines, and the West Midlands of England.
· Mum and mummy are used in the UK, Canada, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, and Ireland.
· Ma, mam, and mammy are used in Netherlands, Ireland, the Northern areas of the UK, and Wales; it is also used in some areas of the US.
· Maa,aai, amma, and mata are used in India and sometimes in neighboring countries, originating from the Sanskrit matrika and mata
In many other languages, similar pronunciations apply:
· mamá, ma, and mami in Spanish language
· mama in Polish, German, Russian and Slovak
· māma in Chinese and Japanese
· máma in Czech and in Ukrainian
· maman in French and Persian
· ma, mama in Indonesian
· mamma in Italian, Icelandic and Swedish
· mamãe or mãe in Portuguese
· mã in Punjabi
· mama in Swahili
· em in Hebrew
· ima in Aramaic
· má or mẹ in Vietnamese
· mam in Welsh
· eomma (pronounced [ʌmma]) in Korean
· In many south Asian cultures and the Middle East, the mother is known as amma or oma or ammi or "ummi", or variations thereof. Many times, these terms denote affection or a maternal role in a child's life.
· Mom and mommy are used in the USA, Canada, South Africa, Philippines, and the West Midlands of England.
· Mum and mummy are used in the UK, Canada, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, and Ireland.
· Ma, mam, and mammy are used in Netherlands, Ireland, the Northern areas of the UK, and Wales; it is also used in some areas of the US.
· Maa,aai, amma, and mata are used in India and sometimes in neighboring countries, originating from the Sanskrit matrika and mata
In many other languages, similar pronunciations apply:
· mamá, ma, and mami in Spanish language
· mama in Polish, German, Russian and Slovak
· māma in Chinese and Japanese
· máma in Czech and in Ukrainian
· maman in French and Persian
· ma, mama in Indonesian
· mamma in Italian, Icelandic and Swedish
· mamãe or mãe in Portuguese
· mã in Punjabi
· mama in Swahili
· em in Hebrew
· ima in Aramaic
· má or mẹ in Vietnamese
· mam in Welsh
· eomma (pronounced [ʌmma]) in Korean
· In many south Asian cultures and the Middle East, the mother is known as amma or oma or ammi or "ummi", or variations thereof. Many times, these terms denote affection or a maternal role in a child's life.
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