Meanings
plural mama bears · alternative mamma bear · alternative US momma bear · alternative Commonwealth mumma bear
- broadlyslangA woman, especially a mother, who is extremely protective of a child or children.
To my sister, Kristen, who wears the badge of motherhood with pride and inspires people to love without reservation, without judgment, without fear. She is a mama bear and a wonder to watch in action!
2009, Kimberly Van Meter, Kids on the Doorstep, →ISBN, dedication, page 6Synonyms: helicopter mom, mama grizzly, tiger mom, tiger mother
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA woman, especially a mother, who is extremely protective of a child or children.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 母熊, 虎媽 /虎妈
- 母熊 (mǔxióng)female bear with cubs
- 虎媽 /虎妈 (hǔmā)protective woman
Dutch moederbeer, moederberen
- moederbeerfemale bear with cubs
- moederberenfemale bear with cubs
- berenmoederfemale bear with cubs
- berenmoedersfemale bear with cubs
- helikoptermoederprotective woman
- helikoptermoedersprotective woman
- moederkloekprotective woman
- moederkloekenprotective woman
- curlingmoederprotective woman
- curlingmoedersprotective woman
Finnish karhuemo, hanhiemo
- karhuemofemale bear with cubs
- hanhiemoprotective woman
French mère poule
- mère pouleprotective woman
German Helikoptermutti
- Helikoptermuttiprotective woman
Norwegian Bokmål curlingmamma, hønemor
- curlingmammaprotective woman
- hønemorprotective woman
Polish niedźwiedzica opiekująca się dziećmi, nadopiekuńcza matka
- niedźwiedzica opiekująca się dziećmifemale bear with cubs
- nadopiekuńcza matkaprotective woman
Portuguese mãe coruja
- mãe corujaprotective woman
Cite this entry
mama bear. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mama%20bear
“mama bear.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mama%20bear. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mama bear,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mama%20bear.
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