Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

baby mama

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.20 in modern English

Syllables: baby -ma-ma
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The mother of a child in common, particularly unmarried.

American usage; Derogatory; Slang

Example Sentences

"She's not his girlfriend now, but she's one of his baby mamas."
"Except for Rasheena, the rest of the baby mamas was at least struggling to live halfway right. They used to clown and act shitty whenever they came by Noojie's and saw Carmiesha there. But every last one of them ended up being grateful to her for the things she did for their kids."
"For men who must deal with these situations and others like them, the result is what has now been deemed as "baby-mama drama.""

Etymology

Formed in African-American Vernacular English, attested since c. 1986 and popularized in the 2000s. Possibly from or influenced by same term in Jamaican English, from Jamaican Creole baby-mother (“pregnant woman”) (1966), alternatively due simply to grammatical similarities between AAVE and Jamaican Creole.

Word Breakdown

Root: baby-mother, -

Usage

Inflected Forms

baby mamas (plural) baby-mama (alternative) babymama (alternative) baby mamma (alternative) baby-mamma (alternative) babymamma (alternative) baby momma (alternative) baby-momma (alternative) babymomma (alternative)

Phrases

birth mother sperm donor

Frequently Paired Words

birth mother sperm donor baby daddy

Synonyms

babymother

Questions

What does baby mama mean?: The mother of a child in common, particularly unmarried.
Where does baby mama come from?: Formed in African-American Vernacular English, attested since c. 1986 and popularized in the 2000s. Possibly from or influenced by same term in Jamaican English, from Jamaican Creole baby-mother (“pregnant woman”) (1966), alternatively due simply to grammatical similarities between AAVE and Jamaican Creole.

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