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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: informal terms for a mother [syn: ma, mama, mamma, mom, momma, mommy, mammy, mum, mummy]
2: a master's degree in arts and sciences [syn: Master of Arts, MA, Artium Magister, AM]
3: one thousandth of an ampere [syn: milliampere, mA]
4: a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies [syn: Massachusetts, Bay State, Old Colony, MA]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: short for mama Date: 1829 mother

Merriam Webster's

abbreviation milliampere

Merriam Webster's

abbreviation 1. [Medieval Latin magister artium] master of arts 2. Massachusetts 3. mental age 4. Middle Ages

Merriam Webster's

I. abbreviation million years ago II. biographical name Yo-Yo 1955- American (French-born of Chinese parents) cellist

Oxford Reference Dictionary

abbr. 1 Master of Arts. 2 US Massachusetts (in official postal use).

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. colloq. mother. Etymology: abbr. of MAMMA(1)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Ma Ma, conj. [It.] (Mus.) But; -- used in cautionary phrases; as, ``Vivace, ma non troppo presto'' (i. e., lively, but not too quick). --Moore (Encyc. of Music).

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Ma Ma (m[aum]), n. [Cf. Mamma.] 1. A child's word for mother. 2. [Hind.] In Oriental countries, a respectful form of address given to a woman; mother. --Balfour (Cyc. of India).

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(mas) Some people refer to or address their mother as ma. (INFORMAL) Ma was still at work when I got back. = mum N-FAMILY

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

also M.A.(MAs) An MA is a master's degree in an arts or social science subject. MA is an abbreviation for 'Master of Arts'. She then went on to university where she got a BA and then an MA. N-COUNT

Dictionary of Ro

opposite of la

Moby Thesaurus

dam, foster mother, genetrix, mam, mama, mammy, mater, materfamilias, maternal ancestor, matriarch, mom, mommy, mother, mummy, old lady, old woman, stepmother, the old woman