A baby mama (or baby momma , also baby mother ) is a slang term for a mother who is not married to her child's father , although the term often carries other connotations as well. This term is associated with African Americans originally, coming from Jamaican Creole and finding its way into hip-hop music .
7-587: Baby mama is a slang term for an unmarried mother. Baby mama may also refer to: Baby mama The equivalent term for a male is baby daddy (or baby father ), but it is not used as frequently. The term originated in Jamaican Creole as "baby-mother" (pronounced [ˈbebi ˈmada] ), with the first printed usage appearing in the Kingston newspaper , The Daily Gleaner in 1966. Another Daily Gleaner use dates from November 21, 1989. Originally,
14-427: A single mother and empathizes on the thoughts of baby mamas and how they are "fed up with makin' beds up." Planet Earth , an album by Prince released in 2007, features a song called "Future Baby Mama". Three 6 Mafia had a song called "Baby Mama" on Choices: The Album . Tupac 's "Dear Mama", and "Brenda's got a Baby" are two hip hop songs that show a strong Black woman/mothering trope. All My Babies' Mamas
21-527: A woman Fey hires to be her surrogate . In many films, including some like Tyler Perry 's " Meet the Browns " , that was released in 2008, there are many stereotypical representations of black baby mamas. Brenda, who is played by Angela Bassett , is one of the main characters in the film that is portrayed as a stereotypical Black single mother who is caught in an endless cycle of poverty and struggle. She has three children from three different men, none of which have
28-488: The child is an 'outside' child". Since entering currency in U.S. tabloids , the terms have even begun to be applied to married and engaged celebrities. Linguist John McWhorter states "baby mama" is typical Black English , removing the "'s" possessive marker. Baby mother and baby mama had entered widespread use in American hip-hop lyrics by the mid-1990s. One of the first representations of baby mamas in hip-hop lyrics
35-399: The term was used by the fathers of illegitimate children to describe the mothers of their children. The term is now in general use to describe any single mother . Peter L. Patrick, a linguistics professor who studies Jamaican English , has said (of the terms baby mother and baby father ), "[they] definitely imply there is not a marriage—not even a common-law marriage , but rather that
42-408: Was an unaired reality show starring rapper Shawty Lo , showcasing his lifestyle as the father of 11 children, mothered by 10 different women. The show was cancelled due to it stereotyping black families and polygamy. A sitcom titled Baby Daddy premiered in 2012. In 2008, Universal Pictures released a comedy film entitled Baby Mama starring Tina Fey and Amy Poehler , in which Poehler plays
49-445: Was by southern rapper Krazy , from Tampa, Florida. One of his songs was titled "I Hate My Baby Mama." The Outkast song " Ms. Jackson ", released in 2000, was dedicated to "all the baby mamas' mamas". American Idol winner Fantasia Barrino released a song entitled " Baby Mama " in 2004. In this song she is writing an ode to single mothers and how to be a baby mama should be a "badge of honor". She makes firsthand acknowledgements as
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