sugar mama
sugar mama noun: an older woman who spends money on a younger person, usually for romantic or sexual reasons.
Noun
sugar mama (plural sugar mamas)
- An older woman who spends money on a younger person, usually for romantic or sexual reasons.
- 好きな人に貢ぎたくなる人の気持ち分かったかも2020 [2019], Eku Takeshima, translated by Kevin Steinbach, Whisper Me a Love Song, volume 1, Kodansha Comics, translation of ささやくように恋を唄う [Sasayaku You ni Koi o Utau] (in Japanese), →ISBN, page 142
Forms of sugar mama
| plural | sugar mamas |
|---|---|
| alternative form | sugar mamma |
| alternative form | sugar momma |
| alternative form | sugar mummy |
| alternative form | sugar mommy |
Origin of sugar mama
From slang sugar (“money”) and colloquial mama (“mother”).
Questions about sugar mama
- What does sugar mama mean?
- Sugar mama means an older woman who spends money on a younger person, usually for romantic or sexual reasons.
- What part of speech is sugar mama?
- Sugar mama is a noun.
- What is the plural of sugar mama?
- The plural of sugar mama is sugar mamas.
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