It has lots of definitions and they are as follows—
Mama— traditionally it refers to 'maternal uncle.'
Mama— In original form of
English, it stands for 'a woman likely married and
mother to her children.'
Mama— In Bengali, chiefly Bangladeshi Bangla, it denotes to a any person except relatives, who may be a driver, a shop keeper, a barber, or any adult individual of whatever occupation. The term is used in this way by Bangladeshi youngsters,
college or uni students. On the contrary, the same way and for the same purpose, Bengali Indians prefer the term 'dada'.
My
mother is very
happy because my mama ( mum's brother) has been promoted to colonel in the army.
Oh gosh, no way, this
time we're gonna be grounded by mama.
Mama,turn left and there you go.This is where I stay.