mother may I

English

Alternative forms

• Mother May I
• Mother May I?
• father may I
• Father May I
• captain may I
• Captain May I

Noun

mother may I (uncountable)

1. A children's game in which players have to gradually approach one of the players, the "mother", by asking "mother may I...", upon which the "mother" either replies positively, allowing the players to do the action, or to decline it.