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baby mama

American  
[bay-bee mah-muh, mom-uh] / ˈbeɪ bi ˌmɑ mə, ˌmɒm ə /
Or baby momma

noun

Slang: Often Disparaging and Offensive.
  1. the biological mother of a man's child, usually not married to the child's father or not in a relationship with him.

    I started dating my baby mama again.


Usage

What does baby mama mean? A baby mama is the biological mother of a baby, usually when she’s not married to or in a relationship with the father. Use of the term can be disparaging and offensive.

Etymology

Origin of baby mama

First recorded in 1985–90; African American Vernacular English


Example Sentences

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We understood each other like an angsty teenager and a slightly older security officer living in his own mother's basement with two prior kids and a baby mama would.

From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2020

“You got a baby mama between y’all?” she said.

From New York Times ● Dec. 20, 2019

After the scandal, Kardashian didn't leave Thompson, but sources told Fox News that he limited his socializing in an effort to reconcile with his reality star baby mama.

From Fox News ● Dec. 26, 2018

John McWhorter answers questions from Lexicon Valley listeners on such topics as the origins of the term baby mama and whether the English language has a true future tense.

From Slate ● Oct. 17, 2017

I wish you wouldn't insist on looking on me as a baby, mama.

From The "Genius" by Theodore Dreiser

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