Meaning
The mother of a man's children — close in meaning to 'babymadda' but with the emphasis on her role as the mother of the household's children rather than on a past romance. It can carry a note of respect for the woman who mothers one's 'pickney', and is used when speaking of family responsibility.
Examples
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Him mindful fi provide fi him pickney-madda.
He's careful to provide for the mother of his children.
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Di pickney-madda tek good care a di yaad.
The children's mother takes good care of the home.
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A fi mi pickney-madda dat, respect har.
That's the mother of my children; respect her.
Origin
From [[pickney]] (child) + [[madda]] (mother); overlaps 'babymadda' with more emphasis on the mothering role. See [[babymadda]], [[pickney]].
How it’s used
Mother of one's children, stressing the family role; near-synonym of 'babymadda'. See [[babymadda]], [[madda]].