Affectionate, childlike term for one's mother. Used mainly by children or in a warm, informal family context. Similar to お母ちゃん but more casual.
See also: お母ちゃん
Mom, what's for dinner tonight?
wifey; the missus
Familiar, slightly old-fashioned way for a husband to refer to his wife, often with a touch of affection or casualness. Not used by the wife herself.
My old lady keeps nagging me.
When I was little, I was always held by my mommy.
I went shopping because the missus asked me to.
I got scolded by my mom because I didn't do my homework.
My wife worries when I come home late.
I had my mom's home cooking for the first time in a while.
母さん is a bit more standard and less childish-sounding than 母ちゃん, and is used by both children and adults.
嫁 is a common casual term for one's wife, less specifically tied to the 'family' warmth that 母ちゃん carries.
お袋 is a rougher, masculine term for one's mother typically used by adult men, unlike the childlike 母ちゃん.
ママ is a modern, often trendier way young children (or adults imitating them) call their mother, while 母ちゃん feels more old-fashioned and rural.
父ちゃん is the familiar word for dad, while 母ちゃん is its exact female counterpart, meaning mom.
お母ちゃん adds the polite prefix お to 母ちゃん, making it a slightly softer, more affectionate way to address one's mother.
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Standard kanji-kana spelling for this familiar term.
Search-only kana form with long vowel mark; not a standard written form.
Derived from 母 (かあ, 'mother') with the affectionate suffix ちゃん. The reading かあ is a contraction of かか, an old child's word for mother.