mamita.......

Question

What does mamita mean/ i know that mami mama and stuff like that is mom so i thought mamita was too well i translate it it says mammy but i hear moms calling there daughters mamita i also know people calls there daughters mami and mama so i was wondering if same goes for this

Nicole, please remember to use proper capitalization and punctuation in your posts. Thanks! - --Mariana--, Mar 30, 2013

Answer 1

C. Nicole,

Accents in Spanish matter a lot. You have to be really careful to use an accent with mamá or it means breast (mama). Cáncer de mama = breast cancer.

Here is a little game I did quite awhile back on diminuitives in Spanish. It has pictures and a link about how to make these endearments/minimizers in Spanish:

diminutives game

According to the link that you find in the above thread, there is a basic meaning difference in mamita and mamcita depeding on the ending - again noting the importance of the last accented or non-accented syllable - a or á:

1. For most words, including those that end in any vowel other than E, drop the final vowel and add -ito or -illo:

ahora - now

ahorita - right now

hermano - brother

hermanito - little brother

Juana - Jean

Juanita - Jeannie

1. Words with more than one syllable that end in E, N, R, or a stressed vowel take -cito or -cillo:

una joven - young girl

jovencita - young lady (endearing)

mamá - Mom

mamacita - mommy

pintor - painter

pintorcito - third-rate painter

pobre - poor

pobrecito - poor little thing

thank you so much i never knew there was a difference between mama and mama with ~ that sign thank you so much - courtneynicole, Mar 30, 2013

i like that game but i dont quite understand it how do you know to add like it ita and what it means like mamacita i know that or perrito - courtneynicole, Mar 30, 2013

Answer 2

The words "mamasita" and "mamita" are just words of endearment that friends and family members can use.

It's only a bit insulting when a guy calls a girl those names when he doesn't know her. This happens when a girl walks by a construction site..."Hey, Baby..Mamacita...Mamita!"

Answer 3

If your a mamas boy/girl. We have all seen that type, the ones that cant do anything on their own after reaching adulthood Those are known to have " mamitis " . I sure its just slang type saying tho ..... hope i dont get in trouble for not using "proper spanish" but in my opinion its good to learn things like this .

Answer 4

It seems to be a general diminutive affection moniker. Last month when I was in Mexico, I heard two different men refer to their wives as 'hija' Seems like the same kind of thing.

Answer 5

es mamasita

my little kind mother - readytodictate, Mar 30, 2013