mumma bear

plural mumma bears

1. Commonwealth spelling of mama bear.

   Thankfully, Mrs Sorenson answers the door. She has a droopy sad quality, she reminds me of the mumma bear on the ‘Bugs Bunny Show’.

   1999, The Sandman [pseudonym; Steve Abbott], “Thursday 5.40 pm”, in Pleasant Avenue, Sydney, N.S.W.: ABC Books for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, →ISBN, page 50

   2 more examples

   “Dum, that mumma bear been chasin’ me! I had to shut her down!” Cracked Joe exclaimed. “All time she chasin’ me!” He made a gurgling noise, horrified by the memory. Dom was no less nervous about the prospect of returning to the dump for a replay of yesterday’s rout.

   1981, Jake MacDonald, chapter 9, in Indian River: A Novel, Winnipeg, Man.: Queenston House, →ISBN, page 67

   Recognising the sounds of a sick baby, I went straight up to find him and was like an angry mumma bear when I saw the little baby whimpering in the bassinet, his mother sitting watching him.

   2019, Lesley D., chapter 19, in Stardust ‘n’ Mud, Port Adelaide, S.A.: Green Hill Publishing, →ISBN