| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Gender | feminine |
| Plural | mares |
| Afrikaans | ma; moeder |
|---|---|
| Albanian | ëmë; mëmë; nënë |
| Czech | maminka; matka |
| Danish | mor |
| Dutch | moeder; moer |
| English | mother |
| English (Old English) | modor |
| Esperanto | patrino |
| Faeroese | móðir |
| French | mère |
| German | Mutter |
| Greek | μάνα; μητέρα |
| Hawaiian | makuahine |
| Hungarian | anya |
| Icelandic | móðir |
| Italian | madre |
| Jamaican Patois | mada; muma |
| Latin | mater |
| Low German | moder; mo |
| Luxemburgish | Mamm |
| Malay | ibu; emak; ibunda; ina; induk |
| Norwegian | mamma; mor |
| Papiamento | mama |
| Polish | matka |
| Portuguese | mãe |
| Romanian | mamă |
| Russian | мать |
| Saterland Frisian | Määme; Muur |
| Scots | mither |
| Scottish Gaelic | màthair |
| Spanish | madre |
| Sranan | mama; m’ma; ma |
| Swahili | mama |
| Swedish | mor |
| Thai | แม่ |
| Turkish | anne |
| Welsh | mam |
| West Frisian | mem |
| Yiddish | מאַמע; מוטער |