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momma bear

momma bear is the US spelling of mama bear.

Meaning of mama bear

Noun

mama bear (plural mama bears)

  1. (informal) A female bear currently rearing one or more cubs.
  2. (broadly, slang) A woman, especially a mother, who is extremely protective of a child or children.
    • To my sister, Kristen, who wears the badge of motherhood with pride and inspires people to love without reservation, without judgment, without fear. She is a mama bear and a wonder to watch in action!2009, Kimberly Van Meter, Kids on the Doorstep, →ISBN, dedication, page 6

Forms of momma bear

pluralmomma bears

Questions about momma bear

What is momma bear the US spelling of?
Momma bear is the US spelling of mama bear.

Words near momma bear in the dictionary

  1. momless
  2. momlike
  3. momliness
  4. momly
  5. momma
  6. momma bear
  7. momma bears
  8. momma grizzlies
  9. momma grizzly
  10. momma juice
  11. momma juices

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Adapted from Wiktionary: momma bear (page history and authors); mama bear (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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