Osamu Tezuka's mother had to erase pages in his notebook.
Mam, mama, ma, and mami in SpanishMama in Polish, German, Dutch, Russian and SlovakMma (/) in ChineseMma in Czech and in UkrainianMaman in French and PersianMa, mama in IndonesianMama, mam in IrishMamma in Italian, Icelandic, Latvian and SwedishMman or mdar in PersianMame or me in PortugueseM () in PunjabiMuj  in KashmiriMaa(), Bou/Bau(/) in OdiaMama in SwahiliEm () in HebrewA'ma () in AramaicM or m in VietnameseMam in WelshEomma (, pronounced [mma]) in KoreanMma in TyapIn many south Asian cultures and the Middle East, the mother is known as amma, oma, ammi or "ummi", or variations thereof
 Mothers are more likely than fathers to encourage assimilative and communion-enhancing patterns in their children

