The proverbial "first word" of an infant often sounds like "ma" or "mama". This strong association of that sound with "mother" has persisted in nearly every language on earth, countering the natural localization of language.
Familiar or colloquial terms for mother in English are:
- mom or mommy, in most of North America (especially the U.S.). It is used widely in the West Midlands, in the UK.
- mum or mummy, is used in the UK, Netherlands, Australia, and New Zealand
- Ma, Mam or Mammy is used in Ireland and sometimes in the UK and the US.
- Maa,Amaa,Maataa is used in India and sometimes in neighboring countries
- "mama" is used in many countries, but is considered a Spanish form of "mother"
In many other languages, similar pronunciations apply:
- mama in Polish and Slovak
- māma in Mandarin Chinese
- máma in Czech
- maman in French and Persian
- mamma in Italian
- mãe in Portuguese
- mama in Swahili
- eema (אמא) in Hebrew
- umma (엄마) in Korean
- Mama, borrowed from the English, is in common use in Japan.
- 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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