noun General Slang

mam

· noun · welsh

Mother — the Welsh-English standard.

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Mum. The standard Welsh-English word for mother, used by everyone from toddlers to grown adults. Saying 'mum' in Wales marks you as English or as having gone a bit posh. Also heard in Geordie, Mackem and Irish English, but in Wales it's universal.

“I'll have to ask my mam first, she's funny about lifts home.”
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mam In A Sentence

I'll have to ask my mam first, she's funny about lifts home.

Origin & Usage

From Welsh 'mam' meaning mother. Used universally across Wales (and parts of the North-East of England and Ireland) where most of England uses 'mum'.

Variants mammy
Tags #welsh#wales#family#british

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