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Topic"mum" statt "mom" für "Mama": In den USA gebräuchlich?
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Ich weiß, dass man im britischen Englisch "mum", nicht "mom" sagt, und auch LEO gibt bei "mom" eindeutig (Amer.) an.

"mum" ist dagegen nicht regional gekennzeichnet. Heißt das, dass es auch in den USA verwendet wird? Genauso häufig wie "mom"? Oder ist es dort nur regional gebräuchlich? Wenn regional: wo?

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Author shhh (665776) 05 Mai 13, 12:46
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I don't think I have ever heard "mum" meaning "mother" in the US. In my experience, "mom" is the normal term in AE.
#1Author SD3 (451227) 05 Mai 13, 12:56
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or "momma"
#2Author dude (253248) 05 Mai 13, 15:24
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Momma for me has immediate associations of somebody rather large but, as I'm not exposed to AE much, that might be due entirely to 'Big Momma's House' ;)

(which - before I lose all street cred here - I've never seen. But I know the posters.)
#3Author Gibson (418762) 05 Mai 13, 15:47
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"Momma" is used chiefly among African-Americans; but they are, after all, Americans, too. :-)

And no, "momma" does not automatically describe someone large. Hence: Big Momma's House, not just Momma's House.
#4Author dude (253248) 05 Mai 13, 16:14
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Edit: "big momma" often also means "grandma." I don't know if it does in that movie, though.
#5Author dude (253248) 05 Mai 13, 16:16
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Of course, momma is pronounced the same as mama (similar to Italian mamma). I think mama is probably common in some US immigrant families or their descendants to several generations.
#6Author eric (new york) (63613) 05 Mai 13, 18:02
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But don't African-American mothers tend to be a bit on the large side, generally? ;))

(As do the Italian mammas, come to think of it.)
#7Author Gibson (418762) 05 Mai 13, 19:02
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I think that's a stereotype, Gibson. Maybe in the South... :-)
#8Author dude (253248) 05 Mai 13, 19:16
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