In the vast majority of the world’s languages, the word for mother begins with the letter M. Here are a few examples:
- Afrikaans: Moeder, Ma
- Albanian: Mëmë
- Aragones: Mai
- Asturian: Ma
- Belarusan: Matka
- Bergamasco: Màder
- Bolognese: Mèder
- Bosnian: Majka
- Brazilian Portuguese: Mãe
- Bresciano: Madèr
- Breton: Mamm
- Bulgarian: Majka
- Byelorussian: Macii
- Calabrese: Matre, Mamma
- Catalan: Mare
- Croatian: Mati, Majka
- Danish: Mor
- Dutch: Moeder, Moer
- Dzoratâi: Mére
- English: Mother, Mama, Mom
- Faeroese: Móðir
- French: Mère, Maman
- Furlan: Mari
- German: Mutter
- Greek: Màna
- Griko: Mána
- Hawaiian: Makuahine
- Hindi : Ma, Maji
- Icelandic: Móðir
- Irish: Máthair
- Italian: Madre, Mamma
- Latin: Mater
- Leonese: Mai
- Ligurian: Maire
- Limburgian: Moder, Mojer, Mam
- Lingala: Mama
- Lithuanian: Motina
- Lombardo Occidentale: Madar
- Macedonian: Majka
- Mantuan: Madar
- Mudnés: Medra, mama
- Sardinian Logudoresu: Madre, Mamma
- Neapolitan: Mamma
- Serbian: Majka
- Norwegian: Madre
- Occitan: Maire
- Sicilian: Matri
- Old Greek: Mytyr
- Slovak: Mama, Matka
- Parmigiano: Mädra
- Slovenian: Máti
- Persian: Madr, Maman
- Spanish: Madre, Mamá, Mami
- Piemontese Mare
- Swahili: Mama, Mzazi, Mzaa
- Polish: Matka, Mama
- Swedish: Mamma, Mor, Morsa
- Portuguese: Mãe
- Swiss German: Mueter
- Punjabi: Mai, Mataji,
- Quechua: Mama
- Triestino: Mare
- Rapanui :Matu’a Vahine
- Reggiano: Mèdra
- Romagnolo: Mèder
- Ukrainian: Mati
- Romanian: Mama, Maica
- Romansh: Mamma
- Valencian: Mare
- Venetian Mare
- Russian: Mat’
- Viestano : Mamm’
- Vietnamese: me
- Wallon: Mére
- Sardinian (Limba Sarda Unificada): Mama
- Welsh: Mam
- Sardinian Campidanesu: mamai
- Yiddish: Muter
- Zeneize: Moæ
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