ママ
ママ · mama · JLPT N3 · noun
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👩👧 Borrowed from English mama; a loanword, so it's written in katakana
Japanese writes loanwords in katakana, and ママ comes straight from Western mama. Kids use it for their mother, and adults also use it for the woman who runs a bar or snack bar. The native word for mother is お母さん (okaasan).