English
mama-san
Mama-san comes from Japanese ママ.
- Japanesemodernママ
- Englishearliest quotation 2000mama-san
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Japanesemodernママ
- Englishearliest quotation 2000mama-san
Earliest quotation: 2000, JG Ballard, Super-Cannes: “‘I had a last go at the film festival,…”
Every English word from Japanese ママ
Today it means
noun A mother, in Japan or East Asia.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Japanese ママ / mama-san