まんま

also: まま

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Meanings

1

children's languageusually written using kana alone

Children's word for food or a meal, similar to 'yum-yum' or 'num-num' in English. Used by or to small children.

さあ、まんまの時じ間かんだよ。
Come on, it's time for num-nums.
まんま、おいしいね。
Yum-yum, it's tasty, isn't it?

2

dated term

Only with reading まま

Dated term for cooked rice, restricted to the reading まま. Not commonly used in modern Japanese; ごはん is the usual word.

昔むかしは、ままを炊たくのに釜かまを使つかっていた。
In the old days, they used a pot to cook rice.