“妈妈”一词是惟一一个在全世界语言中发音接近的词，这是初生的婴儿靠本能所学会的第一个词。
全世界语言中，“母亲”除了发音相近外，文字也比较接近，大部分都是以“M”开头。下面就展示全球语言中的“母亲”一词的写法（部分）：
Chinese: 妈妈 (Mama), 母亲(Muqin)
French: Mere
German: Mutter
Hindi: Maji
Urdu: Ammee
English: Mom, Mummy, Mother
Italian and Spanish: Madre
Portuguese: Mãe
Albanian: Mëmë, Nënë, Burim, Kryemurgeshë
Cebuano: inahan, nanay
Serbian: Majka
Czech: abatyse
Dutch: Moeder
Moer Estonian: Ema
Frisian: Emo, Emä, Kantaäiti, Äiti
Greek: Màna, μητέρα
Hawaiian: Makuahine
Hungarian: Anya, Fu
Ilongo: Iloy; Nanay; Nay
Indonesian: Induk, Ibu, Biang, Nyokap
Japanese: 母
Korean: 어머니
Russian: мать
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