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Jamaican Patois · Family and people

Baby madda

Mother of someone's child

Say itBAY-bee MAD-da

Also written
Baby mother, BM

What “Baby madda” means

A man's baby madda is the mother of his child, usually when the two aren't married. The male equivalent is baby faada.

Examples

Im baby madda a bring di pickney dem come Sunday.

His child's mother is bringing the kids over on Sunday.

How to use it

A matter-of-fact description in everyday talk. Jokes and songs often play on tension between exes, so tone matters.