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mama
noun, adverb

Alternate Written Forms:

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English Meaning(s) for まま

noun, adverb
  1. as it is; as one likes; because; as
noun
  1. condition; state
  2. sic; sic erat scriptum; the quoted matter has been transcribed exactly as found in the source text

Definition and Synonyms for まま

Oftentimes many times at short intervals
Synonyms: いい, まま, よく, しきる, しげい, しげく, しきりと, しきりに, しげしげ, しばしば, しばしば, たびたび, しょっちゅう, ちょいちょい, ちょくちょく, ちょこちょこ, 再々, 再三, 始終, 往々, 時々, 比々, 良い, 重々, 重ね重ね, 間々, 頻繁, 頻く頻く
At Times now and then or here and there
Synonyms: まま, ちらちら, ちらほら, ちょいちょい, ちょくちょく, ちょこちょこ, 寄り寄り, 往々, 往々にして, 折々, 折り節, 時々, 時に, 時たま, 時として, 時折, 間々
Mama a name under which Ninkhursag was worshipped
Synonyms: まま, ママ
Mom informal terms for a mother
Synonyms: まま, ママ, おかあ, マミー, おふくろ, おっかさん, , お母さん, 母さん, 母ちゃん

Categories まま is a member of

Female Parent a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
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Sample Sentences for まま

These poor people were at the mercy of the cruel dictator.
Take the world as it is, not as it ought to be.
I fell asleep with a sweater on.
In haste, he left the door open.
Who left the door open?

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