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What is the English Word of Relation Mama

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H1: What is the English Word of Relation Mama? 

Answer: ‘Maternal Uncle’ is the English word of relation ‘mama’.

Explanation

The term ‘Mama’ in English refers to a maternal uncle. Uncle is a common word usually used in the English language to designate any uncle either on your mother’s or father’s side. However, to be very particular, maternal refers to the mother’s side, whereas paternal refers to the father’s side.

While paternal uncle i.e., your father’s brother is called ‘chacha’ (younger brother) and ‘tau’ (elder brother’ in Hindi; your maternal uncle or your mother’s brother is called ‘mama’ in Hindi.