mami
/ˈmami/, [ˈma.mi]mommy, mum
Noun mami f (plural mamis)
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(informal) mommy
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(Central America, Philippines) mother
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(Bolivia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, Venezuela) attractive woman; momma
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(Bolivia, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico, Venezuela) a term of affection for a woman
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(Peru) a woman who runs a brothel; a madame
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(Honduras, derogatory) a homosexual man
Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
Examples
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Mami, ¿cuál es la dirección de Papá Noel? Me gustaría enviarle una carta.
Mum, what is the address of Father Christmas? I would like to send him a letter.
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Se lo di a mi mami.
I gave it to my mommy.
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¿Ayudaste a mami?
You helped Mommy?
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