ママン

noun

mother; mama

Affectionate or slightly stylish term for one's mother, borrowed from French. Often used in a family context or in a somewhat refined, Western-influenced tone.

from French maman

• ママン、今日きょうの夕ゆう食しょくは何なに？

  Mama, what's for dinner tonight?

• 彼かの女じょは子こ供どもに「ママン」と呼よばせている。

  She has her child call her 'maman'.