mama bear (English, noun)
expansion: mama bear (plural mama bears)
Senses:
glosses: A female bear currently rearing one or more cubs.
tags: informal
glosses: A woman, especially a mother, who is extremely protective of a child or children.
tags: broadly
slang
Forms:
form: mama bears
tags: plural
form: mamma bear
tags: alternative
form: momma bear
tags: alternative
US
form: mumma bear
tags: alternative
Commonwealth