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Whom to call "maman"

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mere

(Other definitions for mere that I've seen before include "Lake; simple" , "Pond, only what is said" , "sea" , "DDwater" , "Simply, nothing more than" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.
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