baby mama

Etymology
Formed in, attested since c. 1986 and popularized in the 2000s. Possibly from or influenced by same term in Jamaican English, from (1966), alternatively due simply to grammatical similarities between AAVE and.

Noun

 * 1)  The mother of a child in common, particularly unmarried.
 * 2) * 2008, Ebony Vol. 63, No. 8, Sidestepping Baby Mama Drama - Jun 2008, page 154
 * For men who must deal with these situations and others like them, the result is what has now been deemed as "baby-mama drama."
 * 1) * 2008, Ebony Vol. 63, No. 8, Sidestepping Baby Mama Drama - Jun 2008, page 154
 * For men who must deal with these situations and others like them, the result is what has now been deemed as "baby-mama drama."

Usage notes

 * Contentious usage – sometimes used neutrally as a casual term, regardless of marriage status, particularly in the tabloid press, or as a term of endearment. Often considered pejorative, particularly if applied to unmarried black parents – if used by one parent of the other, can imply “child in common but no meaningful relationship”, while if used by outsiders, can imply disapproval of children born out of wedlock; see citations. More formal variants include “baby’s mama” and “baby’s mother”; in formal usage “mother of one’s child” is preferred. Similar considerations apply to.